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Cats and chicks

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In Australia where the endemic prey population has evolved without cats, the problem has reached the stage where drastic measures have been imposed. Cats hunt most actively in the hours around dawn and dusk, so please keep them in at these times. They rely on cover from which to launch their hunting attacks. billion bird deaths.

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National Geographic launches Birding TV Show

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A former wildlife wrangler, Currie also hosts, Nikon’s Birding Adventures TV , the first bird-watching travel show in the US. James Currie is a native of South Africa; he has led wildlife and bird-watching tours for more than 15 years. The viewer will just have to watch and find out.

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The Little Big Year-week 46: All this fun comes to an end

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Matt was working on his own US Big Year, and wanted to join me for the hunt. Australia Total: 242. Giles Daubney – Melbourne Australia. Murray Hunt – Daintree River Guide Caines, Australia – Boatman@daintreerivertours.com.au. John O’Groats Ferry Boat Wildlife Tours – Scotland. New Zealand Total: 104.

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Use it or lose it?

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The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. Regular readers of this site might be able to think of a much discussed example, that of birding on National Wildlife Refuges versus hunting. she’s Texan.

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Duck Migration

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Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles. 7 Responses to “Duck Migration&# Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 14th, 2011 at 7:57 pm Migration is just great! Mar 17th, 2011 at 2:18 pm [.]

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Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

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This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and South Africa, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Owls live and migrate from Arctic circumpolar to Colorado prairie to South American rainforest to Southeast Asian islands, Galapagos islands, Canary islands–many many islands–to coastal Australia and onward. They are also hunted. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them.

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