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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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In the summer of 2015, that proposal was scheduled for voting in the City Assembly, but was withdrawn before the vote took place. Now, I have mixed feelings: cautious and by experience mistrustful, but happy. mi2 of the Danube Backwaters in 2014 (cover photo). mi2 of the proposed reserve was announced. Golden Jackals in Beljarica.

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The 701 Long-eared Owl of Kikinda

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You may have read about them in the Wall Street Journal , the BBC Wildlife Magazine , or perhaps watched them on BBC, who filmed them here twice, for the Planet Earth II in 2015 and for the One Planet in 2018. Many social network protesters found it obscene. Actually, the numbers are even higher.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. His guides include our own Patrick O’Donnell, who leads Dunn on a quest to see as many hummingbird species as possible across Costa Rica in just two days, an adventure described in his 2015 post “ A Hummingbird Quest in Costa Rica.”)