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Environmentalists urge restitution of Panama Bay’s protection
La Prensa reports here: At least 30 nongovernmental organizations urged this Thursday, May 31 to the Panamanian Supreme Court of Justice the restitution of the condition of Protected Area as Wildlife Sanctuary to Panama Bay, suspended by the alleged lack of public consultation.
Read More..>>Tropical birds ‘face extinction’
BBC News reports here: “Between 600 and 900 species of tropical birds could become extinct by 2100 due to climate change, researchers say.” “People who go bird watching in the tropics can gather very useful data, given that the current data that we have is basically pretty poor in many parts of the world. Amateur [...]
Read More..>>Audubon Singing Bird Clock
Please check out this cool Audubon Singing Bird Clock – 12 of the most popular North American birds are featured on this 13″ Audubon Singing Bird Clock framed in Green Matte. Each hour is announced by the beautiful song of that particular bird — a different song every hour. Light sensor deactivates the sounds when [...]
Read More..>>What connects Panama to UAE?
Connect the World continues its series of connecting two countries with one another. See what connects Panama and UAE. Bird Images courtesy from Yours Truly
Read More..>>Roadkill in the Park
Please when driving in and around the wildlife parks keep your speed at reasonable levels and not over 80 km/h! Was just yesterday shown by a ANAM park official a dead wild cat, looked like it was either an Ocelot or a Margay, in any case was a sad sight, such a beautiful creature becoming [...]
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