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Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

A foraging Northern Bald Ibis near Tamri, Morocco by Adam Riley Extinction, driven by loss of feeding habitat, nest disturbance, hunting and poisoning, seemed inevitable. An African Penguins strolls along Boulders Beach, Simonstown, South Africa. Habitat destruction, hunting and disturbance are further factors affecting the population.

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Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

10,000 Birds

This fish hunting duck ranges from the northern tip of New Zealand to the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands (after which it was first named) but is common nowhere. Here we find two of the most interesting members of the family, the Crested Moa , unique of course for the shaggy crest on its head, and the mountain-goat-like Upland Moa.