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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves! Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! (Nitin will stay for a few more days and get his close-ups of Tigers.)

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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Considering the fact that her lake lies conveniently close to the Moharli Gate, I suppose Telia would be the biggest earner of all the animals of Tadoba. 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'

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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From WildEarth Guardians: WildEarth Guardians’ research reveals this agency is: • Biologically Unsound - Wildlife Services uses a “sledgehammer approach” to wildlife management, meaning over one million animals are killed each year using non-selective killing controls such as poisons, traps, and aerial gunning.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Despite birding in shattered forests with the constant background whine of chainsaws, the birding is phenomenal, with an incredible diversity and volume of rare and endangered species.

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