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Cuckoos Tracked from England to Africa

10,000 Birds

Tiny satellite tracking tags allowed scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology to track five cuckoos on their 5,000 km migration to Africa. The birds have dispersed rather widely: Four of the birds have already crossed the Sahara; two are in southern Chad, one is in northern Nigeria and the fourth one is in Burkina Faso.

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Elephants Missing in Chad, Presumed Poached

Critter News

Elephants in Zakouma National Park, the last stronghold for the savannah elephants of Central Africa's Sahel region, have crashed to just 1,000 animals from an estimated 3,000 in 2006. Civil unrest in has made conservation exceedingly difficult in Chad. Tags: ivory chad africa poaching elephants.

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