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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

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As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. The scale of massacres is such that in 2001 the Italian customs found 120,702 dead birds from Serbia in just one lorry. Local bird protection NGOs have been demanding a hunting ban on both Quails and Turtle Doves ever since. Left: David Lindo, a.k.a.

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The Crocodile Safari (Botswana)

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It was January, 2001, and here in the southern hemisphere January is the hottest of summer months. nubicoides ) using them as a high viewpoint to hunt dragonflies. Date: January 24th, 2001 (08:30-11:00h). South of the dam wall there was a shallow bay where branches of the flooded acacias reached toward the sky.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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The idea of Lost Animals was conceived after the publication of Extinct Birds (2001), a 400-page, four-pound book on 75 extinct species. Their names echo musically in my brain (and challenge my typing skills) as I look at photos fuzzy and sharp, and read tales of habitat encroachment, avian disease, and hunting.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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The believability of this is underscored by the fact that the Pilgrims and their guides listed among their possession numerous “fowling pieces” … for hunting wild birds. They may have also had hunting dogs with them as well. et al 2001. Of Plymouth Plantation. Crawford, R.D. 41 (extra) 307–314. 11(4):643–57.

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

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His books since have included regional editions of his guide, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior (2001), Sibley’s Birding Basics (2002), and the Sibley Guide to Trees (2009). His art is beloved (if you have owned a Sibley calendar at least once in your life, raise your hand) and his bird expertise is widely respected.

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The Nature of the Meadowlands: A Book Review

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Enter the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission in 1969, created by state legislation, renamed the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission in 2001. Resident birds, such as this Gray Ghost (Northern Harrier) photographed hunting near Disposal Road one winter by Ron Shields, are well represented, as are migrants and rarities.