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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof.

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Collaborative list – October 2021

10,000 Birds

As things appear to be returning to normal, The UK suffered its worst ever week for Covid infections. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 199 Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. 206 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 4 Emperor Goose – Anser canagicus.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Tawny Eagle – Aquila rapax. Long-crested Eagle – Lophaetus occipitalis.

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