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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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The program has been successful enough that some of the birds have been released back into protected areas in California, Arizona, and across the border in Baja, but the species is still far from out of the woods. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Old Wold Vultures. Assorted Vultures.

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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations. Hope for a vagrant comes in the form of an Orange-breasted Falcon sighting from west-central Panama.