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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Even better, just a few meters away from the food vendors, it is not too crowded, and the palm trees attract a number of birds, including two species of parrots. The first one is the Blue-naped Parrot. and Blue-Naped Parrots (Tanygnathus lucionensis)” Instead of reading that paper, maybe watch the video ?

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Fight for the Wild

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The Kea – New Zealand’s enigmatic alpine parrot. Anyone interested in birds, bird conservation and, in particular, the strategy of feral animal control will find it fascinating. There is beautiful footage, too, of their parrots – Kaka , Kakarikis and the alpine specialist, the Kea.

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4 Lions are dead: Sad and all, but does it actually matter?

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Plenty of ink was spilt when the giraffe was killed, and those that were interested into why a zoo filled with people who love animals and put up with low wages to help them might do something that seems to go against that have had many chances to do so. This story didn’t break today, by the way.

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Fairy Pitta in Australia-a sad story

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As keen birdwatchers, who just happened to have found the Night Parrots in Western Australia, they were keen to look for the Fairy Pitta at first light the next day. All indications are that it was a feral or domestic cat that had caused its demise. Australia-wide there is a huge problem with cats taking animals and birds.

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Lake Bindegolly National Park

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There was also evidence of the damage that feral pigs can do all along the trail and along the water’s edge and we soon came across a small group of them. No doubt the National Parks are aware of the situation, but it is also hard to deal with feral animals in remote areas. Feral pigs. Turtle shell. Outback flies!

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

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Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! One of the birds most likely to have been heard about in recent years is the Night Parrot. Handbook to The Birds of Australia, 1865. Preface,p.xxiv.

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