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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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Some of these trends may, however, be due to a bias in coverage by ornithologists of safer areas such as national parks and protected swamps that afford easier accessibility and comforts.” The Natal Spurfowl forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung (HBW) and does so without complaining. Ostriches originated in Asia.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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That year Congress passed the Lacey Act, followed by the tougher Weeks-McLean Act in 1913 and, five years later, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protected not just birds but also their eggs, nests, and feathers 1. Asian Elephants and Indian Elephants ( Elephas maximus indicus ) are both listed as Endangered (EN) on the ICUN red list.

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