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

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Also, it is a part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. Now, I have mixed feelings: cautious and by experience mistrustful, but happy.

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The Top-5 Birding Hotspots of Serbia

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My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. I chalked up 132 species in a pretty relaxed eight days, during which birds shared the agenda with culture. “I would certainly recommend Serbia to visiting birders. It may be just the time to change that.

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Trump or Cruz? Clinton or Sanders? NOA! Vote for me!

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My agenda is to help to make the Ross Sea an international marine protected area. What experience do I have to confirm my qualifications? The proposal was accepted, and the Institute for Protection of Nature was charged to write a protection proposal (it is the legal requirement) which went to the City Assembly for voting.

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