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MAY 8, 2012

Sometimes they have to protect their catches from piratic African Fish Eagles who swoop down as soon as they that see a Saddle-bill has successfully caught a fish. Black Stork in flight, Sululta Plains, Ethiopia by Adam Riley A subadult Shoebill, Murchison Falls, Uganda by Jonathan Rossouw And now to our honorary stork, the Shoebill.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 245

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Mlelani, Tambo and another female white rhino were airlifted from Kruger National Park in South Africa in 2001 through the efforts of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of rhinos.

White Rhinos 100

White Rhinos Rhinos Tampa 2008 100

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APRIL 15, 2015

We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . Africa’s only rainforest canopy walkway in Kakum National Park.

Ghana 197

Ghana Hunters Gambia Guinea 197

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APRIL 13, 2015

Nearly 2,500 square miles of the wildest sections of the Omo Valley are protected in the almost contiguous Omo National Park on the river’s west bank (Ethiopia’s largest park) and Mago National Park on the east bank.

Ethiopia 247

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Game 247

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JUNE 17, 2015

But a a package, if I had to rate the best places I’ve ever been birding, the only place I can think that comes close is Mweya, in Uganda, or maybe Tikal, in Guatemala. Danum Valley is a conservancy that protects a large area of lowland rainforest in Sabah in northeastern Borneo.

Lemurs 159

Lemurs Family Rhinoceros Fish 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Protect the Commons The Military Macaws of Jaumave, Mexico Canada… The Conservation Capital of the World Absence: Big South Cape Island Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat About the Author Duncan Duncan Wright is a Wellington-based ornithologist working on the evolution of New Zealands birds. Get yours today!

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. Seeing a wild kiwi is potentially the highlight of a star-strewn birding visit to New Zealand, but please respect the tenuous situation the five species are in and any measures in place for their protection.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 148

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. White-faced Storm-petrel ( Pelagodroma marina ) The trip set out from the Northland town of Warkworth (around an hour north of Auckland) bright and early at 8.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 175

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

He does find out that some have recently been made when he arrives in Uganda, stupendous news). There is little factual material here about global conservation and protection, but that is not the book’s purpose. I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa.

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Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 200

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Photo taken by Adam Riley in Uganda. Their nests are also a messy structure due to protective thorns on the outside, but the interior is constructed of softer grasses. A pair of Streaked Weavers, one of the 5 Asian species, feeding on grass seeds. Photo taken by Adam Riley near Delhi in India. It has a tropical African range.

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Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 230