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Where to Watch Birds in the Iron Gates

10,000 Birds

Beside birds, in this park you stand a chance of spotting the Eurasian Lynx , Brown Bear and Gray Wolf ! Published by the National Park in 2013. Serbia, the Bradt Travel Guide by Laurence Mitchell, 4th edition, 2013 (offers extensive coverage of birding sites by yours truly). Well, do you really? Milovanovic and M.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

India, February 2013. These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc. I am camping in the dry-deciduous jungle in eastern Maharashtra, near the geographic heart of India. It is February and evenings are cold. What are these ditches for,” I asked my friend Nitin Bhardwaj. Against snakes,” he said.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

10,000 Birds

February 2013. For you and me, there are about 200 bird species, but for proper tourists, there seem to be only five species in the reserve: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear , Indian Wild Dog (Dhole) and the Gaur. In front of us, in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one wild Grey Junglefowl runs across the road.

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I Remember Elephants

10,000 Birds

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Every now and then, I need to cut the world off and clear my mind. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species.

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Be Careful What You Wish For: A Punter’s Guide to the World Birding Rally

10,000 Birds

They didn’t say, when you hear owls calling from an Utcubamba roadside at noon, bear in mind that Rich Hoyer can produce a full range of geographically appropriate pygmy-owl vocalizations without so much as moving his lips. Read James’s account of the 2012 Birding Rally and Alfredo’s account of the 2013 Birding Rally.

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Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review

10,000 Birds

Am I willing to give up the field guide which bears the mud and dirt of so many falls on so many birding trips? Descriptions are totally rewritten from the 2003 regional guides, and though they are essentially the same material as the 2013 main guide, the text has been re-arranged to emphasize important points in less space.

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Be the next Pambassador!

4 The Love Of Animals

Pambassador finalists will participate in the current panda release plan, designed to re-introduce captive bears into the wild. Isn’t that exciting?

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