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Beljarica Backwaters are finally protected!!

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Since August 23rd 2022 it has been considered a part of the newly protected Foreland of the Left Bank of the Danube Reserve. The initiative to protect this area was launched in 2010. And in August 2022, Beljarica and the wider Danube Backwaters finally became officially protected. I am glad it is finally protected.

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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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Also, it is a part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. White-tailed Eagles in Beljarica. Young Roe Deer buck in Beljarica.

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Bald Eagle Catching and Eating a Blue-winged Teal

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Just a warning – there are some pretty graphic pictures and a video coming up. Also, note the eagle’s nictating membranes protecting its eyes from damage. If not, it definitely was by the time the video below is over. Only watch the video if you want to see a duck decapitation.).

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Out Birding to Help an Endemic Sparrow in Costa Rica

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Fortunately, local researchers have been well aware of the dire need to learn about this species so it can be adequately protected. In 2021, a huge step to protecting this species was made when vital life history data were published in a paper written by Roselvy Juárez, María de la Paz Angulo Irola, Ernesto M. Check out the video!

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The Cherokee National Forest just got bigger!

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It’s still possible (amidst the scurry to take from public lands) to protect our pristine wilderness areas. This particular land near the Tennessee-Georgia border is critical as a protection for Taylor Branch, a tributary of the Conasauga River. Conasauga River snorkeling video courtesy of © Georgia Conservancy. Red-tailed Hawk.

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Upside-down January

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And used the opportunity to send an open letter to the City Mayor, enquiring about his still-unfulfilled promise of this particular area finally becoming protected. I usually forget about the World Wetland Day, 2nd of February, but this year I remembered.

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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. There are also numerous videos of strikes from territorial birds, that while vindicating are also worrisome. Image © Womackke.

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