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Hawking for Nighthawks

10,000 Birds

Scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks circled overhead, these vocal ducks are often hunted illegally here so it was refreshing to see so many. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

Among teak and bamboo thickets, a winding forest road takes us deeper into the enchanted Snake Jungle, but alas, not a Tiger in sight. According to IUCN , because of illegal hunting and habitat degradation across most of Indochina, ungulates occur at levels well below natural.

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Species Spotlight: Green Peafowl

10,000 Birds

For the Green Peafowl, one such location is Alas Purwo National Park in Java. While they are protected by Indonesian law, some illegal trapping probably continues… Source It sometimes seems as if every bird species in the world has at least one location where it is easy to see, however difficult it might be elsewhere.

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