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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

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Beside India, Lynx Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of South Asia covers Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Most mammal guides aimed at wildlife watchers (and not scientists) tend to cover small and cryptic species as a group only, not going to a species level. I clearly needed a mammal book.

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Bag Limit? We Don’t Need No Stinking Bag Limit!

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Such is the case of the Saudi Arabian prince who, a few months back, took a hunting junket to Pakistan. To add insult to injury, the hunting party appears to have targeted their prey at nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries, ignoring the bag limits and other restrictions of their permits. Image above by Tarique Sani/Flickr ).

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Georgian Raptor Protector Up for “Green Oscar”

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But he’s got stiff competition, including peers working to save Tree Kangaroos in Papua New Guinea, Sumatran Orangutans in Indonesia, and Snow Leopards in Pakistan. In the end, no matter who goes home with the award (and gets to shake Sir David Attenborough’s hand), wildlife wins big.

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Pakistani Man Caught Smuggling Rare Tortoises

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Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime pakistan thailand tortoises.

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