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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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It seems this species is shy even by pitta standards – the HBW calls it a “very shy and secretive pitta, easily overlooked” and says that it is “very rare in China (S. His obituary was published in Nature. Quite possibly, this laughingthrush is now locally extinct in Switzerland or at least in Basel.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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Some were taken of birds and mammals in zoos or aviaries, others were taken in the wild, often in remote places. Yangtze River Dolphin in captivity, 1988, Wuhan, China, p. The photographs span the years 1870 to 2004. Some document one of the last views of the species, others are of the last representative of the species.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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The Osprey tries another hunt, finally a successful one, while Telia goes deeper into the water and lies down. During 1990s, the South China Tiger became extinct in the wild (some still survive in zoos) and the number of extinct races reached four. At that time there were still some 40,000 tigers in the wild.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Pink Pigeons were featured on episode four of the second season of The Zoo , the excellent television series about The Bronx Zoo,* and their story was disturbing. Meanwhile, on The Zoo, the keepers have been creating an environment for Thelma and Louise so they can nurture the hoped-for egg from The Stud and Serendipity.

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