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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there. The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season.

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Count Your Chickens (In the Florida Keys)

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An exotic species (see Glossary) may appear in Florida because of deliberate transport and release by humans, or because of inadvertent escape from captivity. Their population apparently received a big boost in the 1970s when c**k-fighting was declared illegal and many fighting c s were released. Criteria for Establishment.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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Birdlife Australia does not try to hide being puzzled over the naming of the Pacific Black Duck : “Despite being predominantly brown, the Pacific Black Duck has always been known as the ‘black duck’. m, individuals feeding on bread were only 0.25 m, individuals feeding on bread were only 0.25

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