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Birding – An Extreme Sport

10,000 Birds

He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. Looking left I saw a big, male buffalo behind the bush. My Mozambique project concerned Lake Chicamba Real – a big reservoir behind a dam in the River Revué. It’s such a great place for birds.

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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

There are times when acting in the conservation interest of a species or ecosystem means that the welfare of specific animals is compromised, which is a fancy way of saying that conservationists sometimes have to kill animals for the greater good. There is no solidarity among the big cats.

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