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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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Maharashtra, February 2013. During 1990s, the South China Tiger became extinct in the wild (some still survive in zoos) and the number of extinct races reached four. Trying not to inhale so much of the dust cloud that envelops us, I am sporting a bandana tied bank-robber style.

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

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Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo. Though the third-most densely populated county in the United States (as of the 2010 census, thank you Wikipedia), about 25% of Bronx land is open, public space. It’s a very mixed chapter.