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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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We also saw a leopard, but it was the A to Z that sticks in the mind. Incidentally, encounters with both aardvarks and zorillas are rare – it’s much easier to see lions and leopards. I’ve also sat for hours in unabated hides in Bulgaria where it’s a matter of luck whether you see a bear or not. in the evening.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

The Amur Leopard ( Panthera pardus orientalis – above) is just one majestic animal on the Critically Endangered (CR) list with less than 100 individuals in the wild due to hunting for its fur. A newly created U.S. Of course, by now most people know they have been slaughtered by hunters for their ivory. But I digress.

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