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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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Nitin hopes to enlarge his collection of photos of Tigers. According to IUCN , because of illegal hunting and habitat degradation across most of Indochina, ungulates occur at levels well below natural. “Deep in the forest, there is a temple of ‘Nag’ or Snake, hence the name of the reserve – Nagzira.”

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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However, the lockdown forces me to go deeper and deeper into my photo collection, if I want to write anything at all. Contrary to alleged preferences among humans, the golden-headed cisticola has a shorter tail during the breeding season ( source ). It breeds in tree holes, presumably explaining the more commonly used name for it.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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He has smartly expanded on his article, giving us more about Lendrum’s boyhood and history with conservationists in southern Africa; falcon hunting and racing in the Middle East; the life of Detective Andy McWilliam, the British wildlife officer who investigated Lendrum; and a brief history of oology, the obsessive hobby of egg collecting.

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The World’s Most Beautiful Goose?

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Explaining the increase in the number of sightings is difficult, as the Siberian breeding population is declining. This current winter is no exception, and at the time of writing there are no fewer than five to be seen at four different locations. With luck I might well see the Cley bird again before it heads back to Siberia.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. Seney National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.” Swan Lake Refuge is managed as “a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife”.

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

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There are more than 1,300 distribution maps, indicating resident birds, breeding visitors, and migrants. The collection will grow and improve, with images of subspecies and gender and age variants being added as new guides are written. These artists have also traditionally been considered authors or co-authors of their bird guides.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway.

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