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Flock to Marion

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Birdlife South Africa has previously done two of these types of trips before, previously called Flock to Sea – Namibia in 2013 and Flock to Nowhere in 2017, in partnership with MSC Cruises. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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India, February 2013. During the Pleistocene, Dholes were found across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, sharing their space with sabre-toothed cats. I am camping in the dry-deciduous jungle in eastern Maharashtra, near the geographic heart of India. It is February and evenings are cold.

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Siberian Husky Voted Top Dog in Pets-idential Election

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Canine Cabinet Posts Filled by a Melting Pot of Breeds from across the U.S. November 1, 2012, Norwalk CT – National pet services company Best Friends Pet Care has announced the winners of its 2013 Pets-idential Election for Canine in Chief and Canine Cabinet. About Best Friends Pet Care. Best Friends Pet Care Inc. has led the U.S.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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I feel certain that, given Tennessee’s 18-year track record of celebrating cranes in a tremendously successful festival, the opposition will only be stronger in 2013. They reach breeding maturity at four to seven years of age, produce only one chick per nesting season, and only one in three offspring survive to fledging age.

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Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

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The paper concludes that “cuckoo egg laying, based on the appearance of their own eggs, is maladaptive for host selection” (I like the word “maladaptive” and will try to sneak it into my everyday conversation in the future – even if only talking to my cats. By 2013, this ratio had increased to 7.2 ( source ).

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