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New Zealand, Australia to Conduct Whale Research Too

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New Zealand and Australia are joining forces to carry out research on whales using non-lethal methods, in an attempt to challenge Japan's hunting programme. Tags: australia whales new zealand Japan. It's non-lethal. They will also be assessing the impact of climate change on the whales.

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Week Fourteen: The Center of Australia, and Sydney Part #1

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This week finds us flying from Melbourne, Australia, to Alice Springs, in the center of this incredibly large country. This is truly the center if Australia, no matter what method you use to decided the actual location of dead center. But the diversity, that I have found to be Australia, remains.

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Duck Migration

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Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! 7 Responses to “Duck Migration&# Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 14th, 2011 at 7:57 pm Migration is just great! Duck MigrationSandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!Avian

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Centennial Park, Sydney

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They are one of the most attractive of Australia’s parrots, and one of the most common, benefiting from the planting of attractive flowering shrubs. Pairs of these a are common sight on open grassy areas in Australia. The Willie Wagtail ( Rhipidura leucophrys ) is actually a terrestrial fantail.

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Tiritiri Matangi Island

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On my first visit to the island a few years ago I even found one hunting for sandhoppers and other assorted treats in the washed up seaweed on the beach. Greg the Naughty Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ) Tags: Destinations , new zealand • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!