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I Remember Elephants

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Yet, opposition to their full protection came from an unexpected side, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), whose Head of Delegation said: “These proposals would [not] have offered elephant populations any greater protection from the poachers. And it gave me a hope. EU voted as a block of 28 votes “against”.

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All my patches

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, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

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What makes a good bird guide?

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And, a dozen years later, I still remember his name: Steven Makala , working for the Limpopo River Lodge in the Tuli Block province of Botswana. He had no binoculars and yet, was easily picking up and correctly identifying birds around us. What makes a good bird guide? Knowing birds and where to find them is only the first step.

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Saturday Night Wild!

4 The Love Of Animals

The fun starts tonight with a show called “Swamp of the Baboons&# , which takes a look at the complex social network of baboons in Botswana. Among the forested islands and wildlife-rich floodplains of Botswana lies the highest concentration of baboons in Africa. Saturday Night Wild!

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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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Ecuador or Botswana, respectively). A lot more needs to be done to protect and sustainably utilise that biodiversity, although with the Brazil’s current president, it seems highly unlikely. In the end, there were more than 40 destinations listed, most of them countries, and some of them smaller regions within large countries (e.g.

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THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA

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A survey in 2011 in non-protected areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh confirmed the presence of the species at two locations. Nevertheless, the total known population remains very small and fragmented and is inferred to be declining as a result of the loss and degradation of its deciduous forest habitat. “A

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10 Countries, 10 Top Birds in 2016

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Singapore is a densely populated city-state which still manages to protect a number of species. Botswana: I Still Have No Idea Award. That’s an origin as cool as Superman being the last son of Krypton, and wins the goose the Aussie birds of the year award. Singapore: Urban Bird of the Year. I still have no idea.