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The Goliath heron, aka giant heron, can be found throughout much of Africa, with a few dwindling populations in southwestern and southern Asia. These large wading birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction due to land reclamation, drainage, and development; human disturbance, which can result in nest abandonment; […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The white-bellied heron, aka great white-bellied heron or imperial heron, is a sizable species of heron that dwells only in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in northeast India and Bhutan to northern Myanmar. These birds face many threats such as widespread habitat loss and destruction at the hands of […]

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