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Have There Been Any Positive Aspects of the Malheur NWR Occupation?

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Below photo of Great Horned Owls at Malheur NWR fire lookout tower, photo by Terry & Kay Steele, nature photographers. What has been the Republican response to this illegal occupation ? Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and freeing the seventeen refuge employees to go back to work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=flLFQnW7CUc.

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The Lake of Beasts: Kerkini, Greece

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The Lesser White-fronted Goose is one of the most threatened waterfowl species of the Western Palearctic, with illegal killing being the most important threat globally. I counted them very roughly, but I do have a lot of experience estimating flocks. Stopping here and there to scope the mudbar….

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GHANA – Upper Guinea Forest Birding at its best!

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The Kakum Forest Canopy Walkway – a “must experience” for any serious birder As we moved across the first swaying walkway, the distinctive sound of a Rufous-sided Broadbill performing his mechanical whirring display flight could be heard below us.

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