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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Bongo are native to the rain forests of Africa. Cute of the Day: Baby Bongo originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 28, 2009. Busch Gardens welcomed a baby bongo to the park Sept. Busch Gardens cares for the endangered Eastern Mountain subspecies of bongo. The gestation period for this species is 9 to 9 ½ months.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Among the forested islands and wildlife-rich floodplains of Botswana lies the highest concentration of baboons in Africa. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 5, 2009. It’s really interesting, with sexual domination and role playing being a central role in their survival! Saturday Night Wild!

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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. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on November 13, 2009. TAMPA, Fla.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

And, given the unstable political situation (slightly improved since the unified government of 2009), paucity of fuel, high crime-rate and dire poverty, it is probably last on the list of many traveling birders. Zimbabwe is last in the alphabetical atlas of countries of the world.

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Zimbabwe Mozambique Buffalo South Africa 187

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JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. Trips Mammals South Africa'

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 184

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JUNE 13, 2016

I’d only ever seen Garganey once before, way back in 2009 in Kazakhstan. Its a Eurasian bird, migrating from Africa and south Asia every spring. But before we get into the search I’d like to touch briefly on the bird itself.

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APRIL 17, 2009

All donations go to the National AAZK for distribution to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, Africa, the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia and the Bukit Barisan Seletan National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia. Date: May 1, 2009. Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm. Location: Olympus Hills Bowling Alley. 4015 Wasatch Blvd.

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JULY 4, 2017

Wheeler, Clark has co-written A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors (also with Wheeler, PUP, 2009), A Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa (with N. .” In addition to co-authoring Peterson’s Hawks of North America with Brian K. John Schmitt, Oxford Univ.

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Mexico America North America Falcons 152

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

With a trip to South Africa on the horizon at the time, I thought I could handle it. Press), which Mike reviewed in 2009 , is the one most people will be comparing it to), by a view of birds that encompasses their habitat and ecology. Did I dare dip my toe into this catalog of tantalizing species? Now, I’m not so sure.

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Brunei Asia Birds China 172

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JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. Around 3,000 birds summered and bred at Birecik in the 1930’s but this declined to only 400 by 1982.

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Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 181

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JULY 16, 2013

I grew up in one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Cape Town, South Africa. In fact, there is no other region in Africa that offers such a fantastic level of endemism in such an accessible location. But their endangered status is belied by the fact that they are one of the easiest rare birds to find in Africa.

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Penguins South Africa Sharks Leopards 204

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APRIL 8, 2012

This post was first published in October 2009, but we don’t mind repeating ourselves when it comes to catbirds! ) Upon the approach of a female the male drops to the ground and displays.

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Papua New Guinea Ethiopia Guinea Belize 176

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MARCH 19, 2011

In southern Africa, there are two species. The Spotted Thick-knee , Burhinus capensis is, is found across much of Africa, favouring open country and is perfectly suited to the dry sandy ground of the cape region, where this individual would almost certainly have been overlooked were it not for its bright yellow legs, eyes and bill.

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2011 Deer Africa Peru 159

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MARCH 4, 2014

Where did the Coney Island Gray-hooded Gull come from, Africa or South America? So, yes, here is the March 2007 record of the first Loggerhead Kingbird that I saw in Key West and there is the second record of Greater Sand Plover, a bird I saw on Little Talbot Island, Florida in May 2009. (I What does “ship assisted” mean?

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North America America United States Birds 245

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MAY 22, 2009

The 2009 Year of the Gorilla (YoG) partnership is supporting a project enabling local residents in areas endangered by increasing demands for fuel – not least the Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – to buy low-cost, fuel-efficient stoves. Tags: virunga africa united nations environment gorillas.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

(Donna) The Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe covers Europe, North Atlantic islands, much of North Africa and the Middle East. The 1st edition from 1999 and the 2nd edition from 2009 were translated into 23 languages and sold more than one million copies.

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North America Birds Europe Costa Rica 236

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Duncan has been in Africa, sweeping all before him like a brush fire. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. South Africa. South Africa. River Lapwing – Vanellus duvaucelii. 11 Feb 2016. 16 Feb 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. South Africa. South Africa. In so doing, he has helped to push us through the 1900 milestone. It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible.

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