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Is The Hooded Grebe About To Go Extinct?

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And, in South America, there is at least one species that is being heavily preyed on by North American Minks which are not supposed to be in South America. Their natural range is in a smallish region of southern South America. Roesler, I, Imberti, S, Casanas, H, Mahler, B, & Reboreda, JC (2012).

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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Other areas of New York City where the parakeets were seen in 1970 included the upper East side of Manhattan, Great Kills, Staten Island, Ellis Island and the area around the Statue of Liberty. Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. Again, not very fussy! Urban Ecosystems , Sept.

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