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How to find the Ural Owl in Serbia

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Egg-laying starts in late March to early April and they remain in the vicinity till early June. For two good reasons always remember to keep your distance from the nest: to avoid the disturbance of birds and abandonment of the nest, but also because this is an aggressive owl known to strike human intruders in the face.

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The Everglade Snail Kite Is Making a Comeback

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The threat of extinction of such iconic Florida bird prompted State and Federal agencies to find solutions to stop and reverse the declining trend. It would take years to restore such large scale landscape changes, perhaps not soon enough to reverse the kite’s population downward trend. Kites now nest there and are fairly common.

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Lest we Forget – BP Oil Spill 2010

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The babies that hatched from these eggs were released on Florida’s east coast. In the past two years alone up until end of December 2011 approximately 600 marine mammal strandings have been reported and this trend seems to be continuing. We documented the relocation of several turtle nests.

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