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I Remember Elephants

10,000 Birds

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Though the coast of British Columbia, a part of the Great Bear Rainforest, was rich in both, it was appallingly deficient in scientific data. Northern Fulmar, image courtesy of Peter Hodum.

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“Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife”

10,000 Birds

For birds, this guide follows the Clements list (2007, with revisions through 2013), so it is mostly compatible with your eBird app. and to get my bearings I need some, however rough sketch of the area. The endemics of the Albertine Rift Mountains are marked in bold, 10 mammals and 26 birds.

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