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The return of the Old Man

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The EU-funded LIFE+ project, called Reason for Hope, is coordinated by the Austrian association Förderverein Waldrappteam, and is claimed to be the first science-based attempt to reintroduce a migratory species to its area of origin. Such an intimate encounter with one of the world’s rarest birds was a memorable experience.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Lucky for us, world-traveler Tim Ryan of From the Faraway, Nearby was good enough to provide a profusely-illustrated account of his visit to Tambopata as a volunteer in 2008. Is this one of the ornithological highlights on the planet?

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