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Big Cat Week 2012 Starts Sunday!

4 The Love Of Animals

9, 2012, at 8 p.m. These big cats are a species under constant threat from poachers and farmers who fear that the leopards are attacking their livestock. But experts can’t protect them without knowing more about them. Snow Leopard of Afghanistan. Sunday, Dec. Snow Leopard of Afghanistan: Boone’s Mission.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Yellow-billed Stork.

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Endangered Species Act: Delisting the Black-capped Vireo?

10,000 Birds

A reasonable birder could respond to this change in a variety of ways, from satisfaction that another bird species has recovered to concern that FWS is caving to rapacious corporations at the expense of an endangered bird. (If In 2012, a petition to delist was filed by ranching and agriculture groups and conservative legal organizations.