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You’re Not Helping

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And New Zealand has a fairly aggressive programme of conservation measures in place to protect native wildlife by killing native species, again something I have defended on th is site. Even wiping out one species, like possums, or stoats, or hedgehogs is probably beyond current methods.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Rather more are killed in collisions with cars. Rabbit : not as common in England as they used to be Over the years I’ve encountered a rich variety of smaller mammals, too, ranging from Alpine Marmots to European Sousliks, Moles to Hedgehogs, plus an assortment of mice and voles.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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This sleek, stunningly patterned cat was a formidable hunting subject, and in its cunning sometimes ended up hunting and killing the hunter. The fearsome Antlion larva by Adam Riley Leopard The big - the Leopard is the most elusive and arguably most beautiful of the Big Five.

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