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Uncharacteristically Wet

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Endless notifications about 3% of intact forest remaining here, another species falling into the endangered species category – it all can get overwhelming sometimes. But sometimes it’s impossible to ignore the proverbial elephant in the room. The post Uncharacteristically Wet appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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We Should Kill More Lions

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Take the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. Criterion (x): The reserve has a higher density and diversity of species than any other Miombo woodland area: more than 2,100 plants have been recorded and more are thought to exist in the remote forests in the south. You protect an entire ecosystem that holds 350 bird species.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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The definition of the word HUNT is “to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing.” Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. A newly created U.S. But I digress.

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