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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

South Africa is their steward and have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act in 2003, which restricts activities on the islands to research and conservation management. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.

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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

10,000 Birds

Over 3 million pairs of Antarctic Fur Seals breed on South Georgia, saved from near extinction by fur hunters. There are eleven types of plant habitats, including Bog, Mire, and four kinds of grasslands. Seals and Whales are also given a lot of attention, with entries organized similarly to the bird species accounts.

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