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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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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.

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The 20 best birds of Belgrade and where to find them

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Several pairs have chosen the Albania Palace, a high-rise at Terazije St. But, recent research found the Eurasian breeding in riparian forests along the Danube, where only the Short-toed was supposed to be. One such area offering better chances is the northern Danube bank levee. And statistically, it is true in most cases.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. The Select Bibliography, 13 pages of books and articles consulted and researched, is excellent but limited in that it does not include online references.

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