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The Summer Solstice Safari

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Several Eurasian (Western) Marsh Harriers later, two clumsy young European (Brown) Hares are hopping towards us and then, in surprise, suddenly stop right in front of the car, only to retrace their steps back. It is not all, after the longest and probably the hottest day of the year, every animal wants to do a bit of running in front of me.

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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. I think all were males, at last two huge ones certainly were. For a while, they followed the levee, then climbed and crossed it in front of me, only to disappear in the poplar plantation at the other side.

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What's Up with the UK and Soaring Wildlife Crime?

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The Brits are known for their animal rights activism, but there's been a rise in wildlife crime against all animals. Badgers are being caught for dog-baiting. Tags: wildlife crime UK animal cruelty. I don't get it. Apparently they are seen as nuisances. Bats are being targeted. A bird species is near extinction.

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Introducing the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

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The tussocks are badgers, the stones are grouse until they fails to fly away. Like the Rockies, though, this is a harsh beauty, not an ideal climate for the human animal by any means. Here I would explore a mighty ecosystem nearly destroyed, and witness the efforts of a few dedicated scientists to put things right.

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