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African Penguins in Peril

10,000 Birds

An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. Their numbers have declined so rapidly that a paltry 10 percent of the pre-20th century population remains (read Adam Riley’s post on Africa’s endangered species ). It is when they are breeding that African Penguins are at their most endearing.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc. If they can survive next to such neigbours, how come they are endangered? Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. Only in protected areas in southern and central India (e.g.

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