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Birding by Volunteering

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My third trip was six months spend working on a monkey project in the jungles of Uganda. This time I’ll be working with Wildlife ACT in Zululand, helping that NGO monitor wildlife in a range of reserves and parks in the east of South Africa. In the Bahamas I swam in a pod of feeding dolphins.

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Petrel Paradise

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Almost as soon as we were clear of the shore we encountered a pod of Short-nosed Common Dolphins and large flocks of Fluttering Shearwaters, Flesh-footed Shearwaters and Buller’s Shearwaters. We soon were close to the Mokohinau Islands , one of the many islands in the area that serve as wildlife refuges. The proposal from U.S.

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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

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monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.). Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales. Most mammal guides aimed at wildlife watchers (and not scientists) tend to cover small and cryptic species as a group only, not going to a species level. Highly recommended. cm Weight 0.4

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Shark Bay and Monkey Mia

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The site is famous for a place called Monkey Mia, where dolphins have learnt to come up to the beach a few times a day to get snacks. That’s fine, and I like dolphins, but I usually prefer them away from a circus. The dolphin feeding session was fun too. Dolphins are the stars of the show.

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