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Birding and Wildlife photography at Limneo Lodge, Kerkini Lake, Greece

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From that year onward my work became dedicated to the protection of the area, as well as promotion of local ecotourism possibilities. Since then, the majority of my guests became birders and wildlife photographers. In 2020, due to Covid19, your presence was missing. and up to 9000 pairs forms in the north of the lake.

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A Birder Attends a (Virtual) Ornithology Conference – Part II

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After a week of lectures, symposia, and poster presentations, I can report that NAOC 2020 was well worth the price of admission. He then compared those habitats to protected areas, finding that much of the future habitat is currently unprotected. Dr. Tom White of the U.S.

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Reflecting on a Year of Less Birding

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Marks National Wildlife Refuge replenished by naturalist spirit, but remained all I could manage. With my new job, I feel privileged to work towards protecting vulnerable species each and very day. So cheers to 2020, and more birding adventures! And the third trimester?

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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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Among travel guides, due to its coverage of nature and birding, recommendation goes to Serbia: The Bradt Travel Guide (6th edition, 2020). You may have read about Kikinda in the Wall Street Journal or the BBC Wildlife Magazine. Even among the protected areas of Serbia, Djerdap National Park stands out as better preserved than most.

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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

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The greatest wildlife spectacles in the world! Serengeti NP protects a huge swathe of almost 15,000 km2 / 6000 mi2 in north-west Tanzania. With the Wildebeest migration (calving season is January to February), this park is considered to offer one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world. Serengeti National Park.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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Faithful 10,000 Birds readers will remember Suzie as our wildlife rehabilitation beat writer. Trying to stop her is her furious husband and the authorities, and helping her is a smitten tech guy and an underground railroad of fellow wildlife rescuers. It’s a funny, suspenseful road trip with lots of wildlife. And birders!

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Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl–A Book Review

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It is also native to Japan, where it is protected and protectively studied to the point where Slaght had trouble getting any information.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August 2020, 368 pages. The fish owl is an endangered species, and before Slaght’s work, very little was known about it, especially in Russia. (It

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