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Just had my lifer Cinereous Vulture this morning

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Before I was born, it used to be a rare breeding species in mountainous areas south of Belgrade, but became extinct after the 1960s due to intensive poisoning of wolves. I dipped it some years back — I am not aware of any local sightings since, and to this day have never seen it. After that period it was observed very rarely as a vagrant.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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My only wolf sightings have been in Spain, in December, and at great range. On another trip, this time to Slovakia, I heard wolves howling, a wonderfully spine-tingling sound. On another trip, this time to Slovakia, I heard wolves howling, a wonderfully spine-tingling sound.

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