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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips. And then there were the Flamingos.

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Palin Now Going After Endangered Whales

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At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ. Tags: beluga whale Palin alaska endangered species.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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So close to the pole only a handful of bird species can survive, and even so, death toll is very high, hence their populations must be huge (millions). There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. And the Mammals. Sperm Whales prey on Toothfish and large squid and in February 2007, a 10-metre (32.8

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Mana from Heaven

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One of only two species in the plover genus Thinornis , the other being Australia’s Hooded Plover , this species is another New Zealand endemic. Actually, it’s one I originally thought was endemic to the Chatham Islands, a group of islands to the east of the main islands that hosts endemic species like the Black Robin.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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Earlier, a large number of villagers were being killed by tigers: 11 in 2006, 13 in 2007 and more than 26 during 2008. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' Cover photo: Telia, copyright © Nitin Bhardwaj. In the previous post: Tadoba Tiger Reserve, part one.

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I Remember Elephants

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We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. Will the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference delegates up-list them to Appendix I of the Convention, forbidding any future sale over international borders? One may say so.

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Birding Inirida, Colombia, a forest so young that birds still have no names, part 1

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Discovered only in 2007 and photographed by Pablo Florez in 2016, in the latest field guide, the Lynx guide, this bird is literally called the “Unnamed Antshrike” (cover photo, a female by Dustin Chen). . Thamnophilus sp. Oh, how I dreamed of exploring Amazonia as a little boy. They were too childish, right?

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