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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 Tags: extinction. The findings were being released Monday at the IUCN meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

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The mysterious international Lesser Scaup

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Rather, it could be considered the aythyian background noise against which to discern the other, more appreciated species. It has been seen near Luzern (85 km away) in Switzerland, so it is not a very local bird at all. My first contact: Grüetzi, Bonjour & Guten Tag! Which is a long time even for a duck.

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Serbia self-drive birding tour planning

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It turned out Raphael Nussbaumer is a keen ornithologist who just completed his PhD in Lausanne (Switzerland). Personally, I love exploring new hotspots and discovering new or unusual species when visiting a country. This phase is to familiarize with the species that can be seen. Search for my target species (i.e.

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Scaup are the Worst Duck

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” In other words, the New Zealand Scaup is so embarrassed by its association with the other scaup species that it not only tries to hide its affiliation with them but attempts to get out of being a diving duck altogether. We have exactly two posts tagged with either “ Greater Scaup ” or “ Lesser Scaup.”

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