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Africa’s endangered species

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All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.

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Week Seven: Stewart Island & Penguins

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Ulva Island is one of many New Zealand islands that the DOC has worked very hard to remove all the pests, and re-introduce many of the endangered species. In fact, I saw 4 of them, all quite busy with something of a mating game. Our next stops were at Portobello, for the Royal Albatross Center, and the Blue Penguin beach.

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