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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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Several times, the answer was “Africa”, which, being a continent and not a country, I excluded from the statistics, but will further comment below. 4%: Mexico, West Papua (Indonesia), New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya. Africa is a huge continent with varied landscapes and rich biodiversity. 8%: Brazil, Panama.

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Africa’s endangered species

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All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. Around 3,000 birds summered and bred at Birecik in the 1930’s but this declined to only 400 by 1982.

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South African Caught Smuggling Live Crocodiles

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Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime reptiles crocodile south africa endangered species. The article says most are okay , but in varying stages of health. I don't know how these poor animals survive stuffed in luggage. Very cruel.

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

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Growing up within an hour of one of the world’s premier shorebird destinations -- West Coast National Park in South Africa -- helped for sure. Next time you are birding in South Florida in the winter remember to check out Estero Lagoon near Fort Myers Beach. For me, there’s a few things that drive this fascination.

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Dog Bites Dog to Save Boy

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A pit bull attacked and was dragging a boy down the road in South Africa. Tags: pit bull rottwiler. So, a neighbor got his rottweiler (named Blade), who fought off the pit bull and saved the kid. How cool is that?

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China Gets to Buy Elephant Ivory

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It will allow China to bid for more than 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe through culling and natural deaths. Tags: ivory africa CITES poaching china elephants.

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Phoenix Restaurant Serves Lion Burgers

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Cameron Selogie, owner of the Il Vinaio restaurant in Mesa, served burgers made with African lion this week as a nod to the tournament in South Africa. Tags: exotic meats phoenix arizona lion. Reservations sold out, with a waiting list 100 long.

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