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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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Once the private hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Bharatpur, this fabulous wetland gave us a list of over ninety species in a very relaxed day on a recent trip! We will go on via the Chambal River where we look for Great Thick Knee, terns and more river species. You should also see Gharial and Mugger Crocodiles there.

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What is the National Bird of Aruba?

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The Aruban Burrowing Owl hunts primarily from the ground, hopping and running after lizards, insects, and small mammals. Burrowing Owls also gained greater recognition after a 2006 film, “ Hoot ,” was released. They hunt both during the day and into the night, making spotting one more likely.

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The Four Goshawks

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Yet, one other hunting attempt in the same area I do remember. The next memorable hunt came from winter 2006/07. The year was 1996 and it must have been quite a sight – if I only could remember it! But no, that sighting is no longer in my head, only on paper. And, now, at eBird.

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Activists in Canada Found Not Guilty of Getting to Close to Seal Slaughter

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A judge has found five animal-rights activists not guilty of getting too close to seal hunters during the 2006 hunt off Canada's east coast. The five were charged with coming within 10 metres of seal hunters on March 26, 2006 while filming the annual slaughter in the Gulf of St. That's good news.

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

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(One other irony in this regard is this: there is some evidence that migrating birds are benefited by the “rest stops” offered by oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, according to another good book on migration, Miyoko Chu’s 2006 Songbird Journeys. Kaufman knows that duck hunters can be ardent, loving conservationists, too.

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The European Christmas Bird Count

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Several poachers were waiting in ever thickening darkness (Serbian legislation forbids night hunting). There are 5 published records since mid-20th century, the last one of six birds in 2006. Startled by our headlights, a goose was sitting in the tire trail. The startled bird was looking at us.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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The Osprey tries another hunt, finally a successful one, while Telia goes deeper into the water and lies down. Earlier, a large number of villagers were being killed by tigers: 11 in 2006, 13 in 2007 and more than 26 during 2008. Tiger’s historic range in about 1850 (pale yellow) and in 2006 (in green).

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