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1 in 4 Species Face Extinction Threat

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Our results paint a bleak picture of the global status of mammals worldwide," the team led by Jan Schipper of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in Gland, Switzerland, concluded. "We This sucks.

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Birding Botswana’s Borders

10,000 Birds

I slept in hotel in Zurich but didn’t leave the airport or even clear immigration, so I can’t really say I’ve been to Switzerland either. But you haven’t come here to read my writing about mammals or reptiles, so, yeah, there are also lots of birds. It’s arbitrary, but there you go. Red Lechwe.

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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

10,000 Birds

Its host range includes mosquitoes of the genus Culex , birds, and mammals, with the mosquitoes acting as the virus’ principal vector. It subsequently spread to Budapest/ Hungary (2005, 2006), Zürich/ Switzerland (2006), and north-east Italy (2008/2009). The Usutu Virus’ origins are in Africa south of the Sahara.

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