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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

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High school graduates would not only know birds, but would also be more aware of the native plants, insects, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that inhabit the woodlots, grassy fields, sea cliffs, and other habitats around their homes. They would know the local streams, lakes, and marshes.

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Rwanda Dreaming

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This portal has compared data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fishes and vascular plants per unit of area, creating a biodiversity index. Add to this the fact that the road is being serviced by public transport. Mongabay.com has done exactly that.

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Crossbill Guide to Extremadura: A Review

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wonderful images and well-written text transport the author’s love for the geography, geology, history and habitats of the region. Dirk, you have done a great job of transporting your passion for this land. The guide has three main (colour-coded) sections: - Landscape. Flora and Fauna. Practical Part.

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Birding across the north of Australia in July

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On other occasions we would encounter numerous caravans being towed or large trucks up to 54 metres long transporting fuel or cattle and we would wisely leave the bitumen if it was not a full width road and let the larger vehicles pass. We also encountered water monitors and a variety of other smaller reptiles.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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We didn’t know what to expect from the train that had at one time been used to transport bananas to the coast and is now used to transport ecotourists to the wildlife refuge. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to! It turned out to be pretty cool.

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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

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Recently, 29 fish species of fish were recorded in this area, together with 8 amphibians, 9 reptiles and 62 species of mammals (including 20 species of bats), together with Wild Boar , Roe Deer , Wildcat , Golden Jackal , Eurasian Otter , European Pine and Beech Martens , Steppe Polecat , Stoat and the Least Weasel.

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