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Paws For The Balkans

4 The Love Of Animals

Catastrophic floods following three days of extremely heavy rain this month have left large portions of Bosnia and Serbia submerged and millions of people and animals in desperate need of help. World Vets is deploying to the region to provide support for animals that have been impacted by this disaster. Image: Reuters.

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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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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. The first sand dunes of Deliblato Sands Reserve lie one hour east of Belgrade. Deliblato Sands & Labudovo okno.

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Western Serbia, or Griffons in the raspberries

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Our destination lies further west, along the Drina River, which marks the border between Serbia and Bosnia. There are very few sheep in the meadows and too few animals end up dead in the open, where scavengers can get them. Povlen, a quick stop filled with a song that sounds familiar, but I haven’t heard it since last year.

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