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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

This September I found myself on a bear tracking tour organised by Natural Greece in the prime bear habitat of the Pindos range – the southernmost bear country in Europe, heading for the 2,520 m / 8,270 ft high Gramos Mountain along the border with Albania. inhabitants per km², mainly livestock farmers. Also, trekking poles proved useful.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. Cocker put out a call for people’s personal experiences with birds and people responded, over 600 people, most of who are credited in the Acknowledgements section.

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