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Largest Ever Trafficking Bust in Africa

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Body said arrests and seizures were part of a five-country law enforcement operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL, and involved more than 300 law enforcement officers from police, customs, national wildlife and national intelligence agencies in Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia, further saying this represented largest-ever international (..)

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The Pittas of Sepilok

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The British then posthumously named a fort after him (Ussher Fort in Ghana) – not a great consolidation when you are already dead, but then, not many things are. It might be a good idea not only to pass laws but also to enforce them – just a thought. Hooded Pittas are even taken as food in Assam, according to the HBW.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. 12 Feb 2016. 12 Feb 2016.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

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Despite its rather toxic-looking colors, the African Green Pigeon is trapped for food in Ghana. For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. The quality is similar though (on a highly abstract level).