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Christian Science Monitor Calls for Endangered Species Hour

Critter News

Nations where livelihoods depend on fishing the tuna and on harvesting other marine species held sway over countries, including the US, that pointed to scientific evidence of drastically dwindling populations. In Qatar, the concern about lost livelihoods during difficult economic times was particularly acute.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

10,000 Birds

And I hugged a woman who was lucky enough to hold a Spix’s Macaw at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar while on vacation in the Middle East some years ago. This kind of ability to evade the reaches of humanity is what to me makes a bird truly amazing, and this is why I would like to see a Stresemann’s Bristlefront so much.

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