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The intrigue of bird and a small mammal navigation without visual reference.

October 11, 2015by Get Out There Leave a comment

With all the work on wind farms in dairy and wildernss areas that Amanda and I do, one animal behavioral trait that constantly amazes us is the ability of birds […]

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Africa, Animal behavior, Bird survey, Ecology, Ecosystem, Farming, Nature, South Africa, Survey, Wildlife, Wind farm

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  • Strandloper Project takes on Ghost fishing and marine plastics in the Garden Route.
  • Fair Game Launch a new era of livestock shepherding in the Karoo.
  • Targeted recreational shark fishing threatens Trophic Cascades
  • Changing fishing habits to reduce Ghost Fishing

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AnaLuciaSilva on Blooming fynbos.
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