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Striking Gold in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

The gull has taken up a happy, seemingly retired residence in and around small fish processing shops. The gull has taken up a happy, seemingly retired residence in and around small fish processing shops. With all the fish guts and pieces it wants, the dark-backed gull from California is probably happily lost and loving it.

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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index. Then you get a more realistic picture and those tiny tropical countries rightfully stand out in the spotlights.

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An Open Letter to the Birds on the Webcams, Re: Nesting Season

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Some of you have been counting on federal funding or habitat protection that now looks shaky; some of you have mates who never made it back from migration; some of you just can’t catch enough fish. Especially those of you with an all-fish diet. Once you get back to Belize, you can be yourselves. And I think you do.

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Rwanda Dreaming

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This portal has compared data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fishes and vascular plants per unit of area, creating a biodiversity index. Mongabay.com has done exactly that. And now you finally know where to travel next.

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