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On Dominance and Animal Birth Control

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We are a far bigger problem on this planet than the (over)population of feral cats, elephants, Canada geese, or any other creature we "manage" or want to manage, "humanely" or otherwise.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

10,000 Birds

They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) But, the anticipation of everyone else in the group was contagious, and when California birder Lori Conrad looked out the window of the plane as we started our descent and screamed, “Elephants! There are elephants down there!”

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Duncan’s 2015 List

10,000 Birds

Crested Guineafowl, ( Guttera pucherani ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 7 January. Crested Francolin ( Dendroperdix sephaena ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 7 January. Wooly-necked Stork ( Ciconia episcopus ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 7 January. PHASIANIDAE (PHEASANTS AND ALLIES). Ciconiidae (Storks).

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The Charge of the Egyptian Goose

10,000 Birds

During the early 1990s, rumours surrounding the occurrence of a few Egyptian Geese in far north-western Germany emerged, the result of an increasing and spreading Dutch feral population. They did not feature in any of our field guides, and were confined to many a traveler’s Afrotropical dreams. Just a peculiarity.

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