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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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And I am inside the southern tip of the western Balkan Dinara-Pindos population range, stretching from Slovenia in the north to Greece in the south, with 2,500 bears. Only the Balkan (700 + 2,500 ind.) and Carpathian populations (8,000 ind.) combined offer a larger range as well as a larger gene pool (source: Euronatur).

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Birding Sarajevo or the sentimental journey home

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Having said that, my sentimental journey started without a plan, more by accident, on an AGM of BirdLife Slovenia in Ljubljana in 2005. The post Birding Sarajevo or the sentimental journey home appeared first on 10,000 Birds. I remember the look on the face of the RSPB representative at the meeting, seeing us all like that.

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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. Best timing here is the dry season, June to September, when most birds are breeding (3). Sources: 1 Rwanda, African Bird Club.

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