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Bird Litigation: Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that the Sonoran Desert population of Bald Eagle is not a listable taxon under the Endangered Species Act. Due in part to the banning of DDT, the eagle population recovered and was delisted in 2007, when there were more than 10,000 breeding pairs. (The

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Another lovely red skittle that I had the privilege of spotting on my first visit to Guyana in 2008 is the aptly-named Blood-colored Woodpecker found in the coastal areas in and around Georgetown. View from 10:18 onwards to see my first glimpse of a juvenile harpy eagle close to Surama village.

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Whooping Crane at Joe Overstreet Road

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As of 2008 only 31 of the 289 cranes released into central Florida were still alive. He waved me down and I braced myself, expecting him to point out any of the several Bald Eagles I had already spotted. Trips cranes endangered species Joe Overstreet Road Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival Whooping Cranes'

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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At the far end of the lake stands a tall, dry tree with an eagle that we are struggling to determine and it remains a dark silhouette far too far. Somewhere below that mysterious eagle, at the far shore of the lake, lies one Bengal Tiger … and further to the right – two more! Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger'

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. Blue Cuckooshrike , a highly sought-after rainforest canopy species. .

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