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This is my dream – this is my nightmare

10,000 Birds

From one side, the reserve is under the attack of spreading arable fields, from another by numerous wind generators and it is no easy task to support the surviving breeding birds within its borders. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse One Chinkara (Indian gazelle) male follows the female keeping his head low and sniffing her.

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The 300 survivors

10,000 Birds

From one side, the reserve is under the attack of spreading arable fields, from another by numerous wind generators and it is no easy task to support the surviving breeding birds within its borders. One Chinkara (Indian gazelle) male follows the female keeping his head low and sniffing her.

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Tanzania – Africa at its best

10,000 Birds

Most famous for the great wildebeest migration, a phenomenon of 2 million wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and eland seasonally moving across the plains and woodlands following an ancient course charted by seasonal rainfall. It’s a great place to look for roosting raptors including Bateleur , Martial Eagle and numerous species of vulture.

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