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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves! Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low.

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Barred Owl Love, Freakin Owlsome!

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Even if it is several weeks late and all the animal-love voyeurs have stopped visiting the site. I have been to this festival for the last 5 years and have watched it grow and develop into arguably the best birding festival in North America.

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Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

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Flying in excess of 200 mph in a stoop, the Peregrine Falcon is considered to be the world’s fastest animal. Without adequate funding, habitats are not restored, invasive species are left unchecked, poaching and other illegal activities occur and our nation’s wildlife suffers 3.

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Hotspur’s Revenge: A Review of Three Books

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The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us (Richard O. Shakespeare was, supposedly , the reason starlings, house sparrows, and other non-native birds were introduced to North America. Prum, Doubleday). What’s magic about 1970? What, for that matter, is normal?

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