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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

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The Prespa Lakes National Park in Greece is well hidden among the mountains at the triple border with Albania in the west and the FYRO Macedonia in the north. The mountains are more than 2300 metres high, while the lakes lie at the lowest point of the park, at 850 m a.s.l. Coming from the northeast, there are two tarmac roads leading there.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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This September I found myself on a bear tracking tour organised by Natural Greece in the prime bear habitat of the Pindos range – the southernmost bear country in Europe, heading for the 2,520 m / 8,270 ft high Gramos Mountain along the border with Albania. inhabitants per km², mainly livestock farmers.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. We view them as our enemies when they eat our crops and as an extension of our family when we see them at our feeders. As they say, the relationship is complicated.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby. (The IUCN/BirdLife International Red List). Common Pochard Aythya ferina. Dalmatian Pelican by Sebastian Bugariu.