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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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Also, it is a part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. White-tailed Eagles in Beljarica. mi at its widest point and some 9 km2 / 3.5

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby. They are under very heavy hunting pressure in Serbia and after 15 years of campaign , are finally off the shooting list. Common Pochard Aythya ferina.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# AND you can use lead shot, which will impact any scavenger like a bald eagle that happens to feed on the carcass you leave. You don’t even have to have a duck stamp!

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