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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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The lake consists of a large body of open water, a belt of tall yellow grass (where a big orange cat can blend and disappear if it chooses so) and, all around it, thick forests of predominantly teak, interspersed with thickets of bamboo. The closer one raises her head, than lies back. These are my first wild tigers ever!

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National Congress of Honduras as a way to raise awareness of the varied avifauna of Honduras. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Community conservation – valuing what’s around us.Or

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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

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The zoo made major changes to its emergency-response procedures, including raising the wall of the tiger grotto, found to be about 4 feet shorter than what national standards recommend. The lion house, which provided sleeping cages for all the zoo's big cats, was shut down. The Dhaliwals were awarded $900,000.

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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

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For several weeks in 2006 shortly after my arrival a strange noise could often be heard emanating from the dry hillside forest behind my home – it was beginning to freak me out a little. There are any number of concerns one could raise. Clapper Rails Rallus longirostris. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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And fun and food are, I’d submit, not enough reason to fell a bird in which only one in three pairs manages to raise a single chick each season; a bird that has captured the imagination and hearts of tens of thousands of people, whose sonorous purr floats down from on high like the voice of a pterosaur. Thank you for your efforts.

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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

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Solomon Islanders say that the species was driven to extinction by cats and dogs introduced by Europeans. A large, extinct relative of the (barely) extant Tooth-billed Pigeon described above was described in 2006 from remains found in Tonga ( Steadman 2006 ). Tongan Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus placopedetes ).

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. From July 1 2008-June 30 2009 Ducks Unlimited raised 200.4 Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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