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We are Just Money Grubbers

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The Lesser White-fronted Goose is not only rare in Serbia, but also overlooked among numerous Greater White-fronted Geese. European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur. European Turtle-Dove by Denis Cachia. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. Dalmatian Pelican by Sebastian Bugariu. years (three generations). (The

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What is killing birds at Karla Lake (Greece)?

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At first I dismissed them for some hybrid geese, until I recognized their JIZZ. Several Glossy Ibises , two dozen Gull-billed Terns and Collared Pratincoles , a few Dalmatian Pelicans , Black Terns , Dunlins …. This year, we had about 65 dead pelicans. Great White Pelican – Pelecanus onocrotalus 1.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. Finley National Wildlife Refuge’s primary management goal is to provide wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese. Established in 1964, the William L.

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