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The Changing Fortunes of Europe’s Vultures – Part 3 The Egyptian Vulture

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The population of Egyptian Vultures in Italy is nearing extinction, with fewer than 10 pairs, and numbers are also going down in the Balkans, now with fewer than 70 pairs. Is the loss of populations and species of birds the price to be paid for a miniscule reduction in the carbon footprint? Where is the sustainability in that?

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

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My trips abroad were limited to short family vacations to the Cote d’Azur during the first days of January and a week-long vacation to northern Tuscany / Italy in May. I therefore finished the year on a high note, seeing quite a few species I scarcely got to see during the previous years. Great Spotted Cuckoo , Tuscany, Italy.

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