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Photograph Wildlife Worldwide with Wildlife Explorers!

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Wildlife Explorers is a newly established travel company, founded in September 2019, which deals exclusively with the service of wildlife photographers. Its founder, Chris Vlachos, has extensive experience and background in wildlife photography, starting his career more than 20 years ago. appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, March 2009 After our trip to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge was rained out on our first morning at The Lodge at Pico Bonito we rescheduled our visit for our second and last morning at the lodge. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to! It turned out to be pretty cool.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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The voice, which we soon learns belongs to wildlife photographer Richard Moore, exclaims, “Migration is on!” ” So, it is established: this is a film about migrant birds and the people who work to protect them in south Texas and northern Mexico. ” and then adds, “The border wall is no barrier to birds.”

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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

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As I have explained before these islands are the best place for a lot of the birding here because they are more easily protected from introduced mammals which wreck such havoc on the wildlife here. Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. The problem of free-roaming cats — and their predation on birds and other wildlife — is hotly contested in communities across the country, and it triggered a lively exchange in the hearing room.

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Disaster in the Sundarbans

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Add 315 bird species, 42 species of mammals – including Vulnerable Irrawaddy and Endangered Ganges River Dolphins , 61 amphibians and reptiles – including Estuarine Crocodile , at least 150 species of commercially important fish and 334 plant species to the picture. They are doing it bare-handed without any protective gear.’