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The European Christmas Bird Count

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Several poachers were waiting in ever thickening darkness (Serbian legislation forbids night hunting). Barnacle geese breed mainly on the Arctic islands of the North Atlantic, while the nearest wintering areas also lie along the northern coasts of Europe: the Netherlands and the Baltic Sea (Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Sweden).

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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They are also threatened by cultural beliefs that lead to killing them because they’re seen as harbingers of death and bad luck. They are also hunted. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. Owls are in danger from the usual threats–habitat destruction, climate change, human intrusion.

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