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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

10,000 Birds

These are overgrown in steppe grasses and local sheep herders are subsidised by the authorities to bring their animals here to keep the grass short, prevent succession by bushes and manage the habitat. Even among the protected areas of Serbia, Djerdap National Park stands out as better preserved than most. Alas, I am not among them.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

Among teak and bamboo thickets, a winding forest road takes us deeper into the enchanted Snake Jungle, but alas, not a Tiger in sight. One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves!

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