Category: Conservation - Page 18

Conservation, Reptiles

African Pythons Targeted for Removal

January 29, 2015 by Alfredo Begazo 6 Comments

The invasive Burmese Python (Python molurus) is well established in the Florida Everglade. Another species of Python, the African Python (Python sebae) has established...

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All Three Populations of North American Trumpeter Swans Are Increasing

January 28, 2015 by Larry 9 Comments

Following my local list serve I was pleased to read that there were two Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator), one adult and one immature, hanging out...

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

January 22, 2015 by Dragan No Comments

Maharashtra, February 2013 Trying not to inhale so much of the dust cloud that envelops us, I am sporting a bandana tied bank-robber style....

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Disaster in the Sundarbans

December 24, 2014 by Dragan 5 Comments

I dreamed of birding the Sundarbans delta – roughly the size of Connecticut or Cyprus – ever since my very dear friends Tim and...

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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

December 18, 2014 by Alfredo Begazo 2 Comments

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) as a threatened species under the Endangered...

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

December 17, 2014 by Larry 4 Comments

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world....