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Trumpeter Swans: Don’t Shoot Them

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Only several dozen of these swans wintered in the region (the region being, approximately, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming) and for some reason they were almost all at this river in this year, and on this day, they were right there in view. Of course there were other Trumpeter Swans out there, but not many. Canada has more than the US.

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European Call to End Bird Trapping

10,000 Birds

It seems that it came off rather well, and was co-organized by the Cyprus Game Fund and members of the Bern Convention. But the most talked about issue throughout was the ambelopoulia problem in Cyprus, with relevant presentations from the Game Fund, SBA Police, Terra Cypria and of course BirdLife Cyprus.&# That’s welcome news.

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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

The boy was wounded by his loss, just as the homeless dog was wounded when his owner died. The homeless dog, once called Bones, renamed Blue, who played a “hide and seek game” with Cody, to protect himself and stay alive, ends up at Cody’s side. “I I don’t need a leash, he stays right next to me,” Cody says.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

These vast and rugged lands of savanna, hills, gorges and rivers still protect some of Ethiopia’s largest extant herds of typical African savanna game, including African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog and numerous species of grazers. Yellow-billed Stork.

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