TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Peni Tu?itupou (left) and Tevita Vaka (right) work together to maintain Peni's fish fence or A?ahi Pa, a system of keeping fish in one area until they are an a...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Peni Tu?itupou successfully reels in a loulau or cutlass fish offshore in his village of Talafo?ou. The loulou is considered a special treat for locals and Pen...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Growing up in the Ha?apai Islands, where life operates heavily around fishing, Peni Tu?itupou made sure fishing was part of his family's livelihood when he mar...
TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Due to past acts of overfishing, fish are much harder to find. Tevita Vaka encourages the people of his village, Talafo?ou, to not take the undersized fish to...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Even as a young boy, Tevita Vaka shared his fathers love of fishing and the ocean. When his father fell ill, Tevita stepped up and took on his father's role of...
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TongaJuly 2022, Talafo?ou, Tongatapu, Tonga - Tongan fisher, Tevita Vaka, partners with Peni Tu?itupou to maintain his ?A?ahi Pa or fish fence to catch various types of fish species. Checking the fish fenc...
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TongaJuly 2022, Nukuleka, Tongatapu, Tonga - For 50 years, Pauline Kaufusi has performed the fishing method fa limu or 'picking sea grapes' to earn income for her family. Depending on the tides, Pauline pe...
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TongaJuly 2022, Nukuleka, Tongatapu, Tonga - For 50 years, Pauline Kaufusi has performed the fishing method fa limu or 'picking sea grapes' to earn income for her family. Depending on the tides, Pauline pe...
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TongaJuly 2022, Kolonga, Tongatapu, Tonga - The only female member of the Fishing Committee of Kolonga, Malia Peata Sioko Noa encourages local fishers not to over fish to ensure that the marine life is sus...
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July 2022, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands - Pupuke Robati readies his bait to be wrapped in a leaf and lowered into the ocean. Common species used for bait include mackerel scad, big eye scad or flying f...
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July 2022, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands - For this traditional fishing method, poito, fisherman Pupuke Robati wraps bait in a leaf before attaching to a weight, usually a rock. The package is lowered o...
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July 2022, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands - A student of marine biology, Bermy Ariihee loves being underwater, surrounded by different species. She aims to share her passion for the ocean's diverse ecosy...
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KiribatiJuly 2022, Burariki, Kiribati - In Kiribati, the village of Burariki has worked with the Community Based Fisheries Management project (CBFM) to ban the fishing of species like the goatfish during its...
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Argentina25 January, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu meeeting with Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy of Argentina and Juan José Bahillo, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and F...
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Argentina25 January, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu meeeting with Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy of Argentina and Juan José Bahillo, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and F...
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Argentina25 January, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu meeeting with Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy of Argentina and Juan José Bahillo, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and F...
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Argentina25 January, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu meeeting with Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy of Argentina and Juan José Bahillo, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and F...
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Argentina25 January, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu meeeting with Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy of Argentina and Juan José Bahillo, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and F...
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Italy25 January 2023, Rome, Italy - Fisheries Global and Regional Processes Team (NFIFP), in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division group photo. FAO headquarters (Atrium)
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Italy25 January 2023, Rome, Italy - Fisheries Global and Regional Processes Team (NFIFP), in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division group photo. FAO headquarters (Atrium)
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Italy25 January 2023, Rome, Italy - Fisheries Global and Regional Processes Team (NFIFP), in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division group photo. FAO headquarters (Atrium)
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Italy25 January 2023, Rome, Italy - Fisheries Global and Regional Processes Team (NFIFP), in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division group photo. FAO headquarters (Atrium)
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A quartered armadillo hunted the night before and shared amongst 4 hunters is prepared in a traditional clay pot with vegetables. Armadillos are...
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A quartered armadillo hunted the night before and shared amongst 4 hunters is prepared in a traditional clay pot with vegetables. Armadillos are...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, uses his bow near the Rupununi river. Baird works as a guide and boat pilot but al...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, uses his bow near the Rupununi river. Baird works as a guide and boat pilot but al...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, uses his bow near the Rupununi river. Baird works as a guide and boat pilot but al...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, right, holding his bow near the Rupununi river. Phillips has lived his whole life in the Rupununi region bases on a subsistence existenc...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, has lived his whole life in the Rupununi region bases on a subsistence existence.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A macaw parrot nesting on tree next to the Rupununi river. Weaver birds also share the tree while the macaws occupy the central trunk. Members of the Sustain...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A macaw parrot perched on tree next to the Rupununi river. Weaver birds also share the tree while the macaws occupy the central trunk. Members of the Sustain...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A macaw parrot flying next to cotton tree on a creek in the Rupununi river. Weaver birds also share the tree while the macaws occupy the central trunk. Membe...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A Macaws fliying near a silk cotton tree on a creek in the Rupununi river. Weaver birds also share the tree while the macaws occupy the central trunk. Member...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, is seen bow-fishing in a creek on the Rupununi river. He uses torchlight at night to attract the fish.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Karanambu, Rupununi Region, Guyana - Giant river otter orphans are seen in their enclosure at Karanambu. Otters are territorial and fierce fighters. These two otters will be raised a...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Yupukari - Two large caiman skulls seen at the Yupukari Turtle rescue center. The smaller cayman died when it was hunted by locals for food, the larger caiman was shot when it was fe...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Yupukari - A group of freshwater river turtles seen at the Yupukari Turtle rescue center. These animals will be raised to a point where they are healed and strong and then released a...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, is seen bow-fishing in a creek on the Rupununi river. He uses torchlight at night to attract the fish.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, is seen bow-fishing in a creek on the Rupununi river. He uses torchlight at night to attract the fish.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, is seen bow-fishing in a creek on the Rupununi river. He uses torchlight at night to attract the fish. source of alternative protein to wild...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, foreground, and Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, bow-fish on the Rupununi river.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, foreground, and Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, bow-fish on the Rupununi river.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, right, near Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, bow-fish on the Rupununi river.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, foreground, near Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, bow-fish on the Rupununi river. Baird works...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, jumps on a dead tree, next to Leon Baird, 32, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, on the Rupununi river. Baird wo...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A giant silk cotton tree in the forest along the Rupununi river. Last year at this time it was a nesting site for Harpy Eagles. Members of the Sustainable Wi...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Leon Baird, 32, left, a villager who made his first river trip at the age of 10, and Herman Phillips, 63, use their bow near the Rupununi river. Baird works...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - Local fishermen docking on the Rupununi river. This area is being managed by the communities of the North Rupununi District in partnership wit...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the (SWM) Programme, Sustainable Wildlife management Programme talk to a local fisherman on the Rupununi river. The SWM fisheries m...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the (SWM) Programme, Sustainable Wildlife management Programme talk to a local fisherman on the Rupununi river. The SWM fisheries m...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the (SWM) Programme, Sustainable Wildlife management Programme talk to a local fisherman on the Rupununi river. The SWM fisheries m...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - Local fishermen using their boat on the Rupununi river. This area is being managed by the communities of the North Rupununi District in partne...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - The daily catch of local fishermen working on the Rupununi river. SWM fisheries management program staffers gather data on techniques, catches...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - A sign of SWM fisheries management program on the Rupununi river. Two person patrols interact with fishermen and use their cell phone to gathe...
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A quartered armadillo hunted the night before and shared amongst 4 hunters is prepared in a traditional clay pot with vegetables. Armadillos are...
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A local woman grinds down dried cassava into a flour that is used to create many different foods, most often bread in a number of forms.
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A young woman, Celine, 17, grinds down dried cassava into a flour that is used to create many different foods, most often bread in a number of f...
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A local woman and her daughter wring the liquids out of cassava thus eliminating the cyanide from the tubers. Once dry, the cassava is ground by...
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A quartered armadillo hunted the night before and shared amongst 4 hunters is prepared in a traditional clay pot with vegetables. Armadillos are...
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Guyana23 February 2020, Karasabai, South Pakaraimas, Guyana - A quartered armadillo hunted the night before and shared amongst 4 hunters. Armadillos are a popular protein around this region and a common pre...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A Jibaru flies along the banks of the north Rupununi river. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupununi River expedition...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A fisherman on his way to market with over 200 pounds of fish. This area is being managed by the communities of the North Rupununi District in partnership wi...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A young caiman is seen along the banks of the north Rupununi river. The SWM fisheries management program is in effect on the Rupununi river. This area is bei...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - The daily catch is cooked by local fishermen on the Rupununi river. This area is being managed by the communities of the North Rupununi Distri...
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Guyana22 February 2020, Anai, Northern Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the (SWM) Programme, Sustainable Wildlife management Programme talk to a local fisherman on the Rupununi river. The SWM fisheries m...
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Guyana17 February 2020, Sand Creek, Rupununi, Guyana - Sand Creek Secondary School Students from the newly formed Wildlife Club attend a lecture and a short excursion outside where they learn more about the...
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Guyana17 February 2020, Sand Creek, Rupununi, Guyana - Sand Creek Secondary School Students from the newly formed Wildlife Club attend a lecture and a short excursion outside where they learn more about the...
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Guyana17 February 2020, Sand Creek, Rupununi, Guyana - Sand Creek Secondary School Students from the newly formed Wildlife Club attend a lecture and a short excursion outside where they learn more about the...
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Guyana17 February 2020, Sand Creek, Rupununi, Guyana - Sand Creek Secondary School Students from the newly formed Wildlife Club attend a lecture and a short excursion outside where they learn more about the...
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Guyana17 February 2020, Sand Creek, Rupununi, Guyana - Sand Creek Secondary School Students from the newly formed Wildlife Club attend a lecture and a short excursion outside where they learn more about the...
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men working on a fish net. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupu...
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Guyana17 February 2020, Sand Creek, Rupununi, Guyana - Sand Creek Secondary School Students from the newly formed Wildlife Club attend a lecture and a short excursion outside where they learn more about the...
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men working on a fish net. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupu...
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, meet local people during a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservatio...
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, hunts in the forest. Phillips has lived his whole life in the Rupununi region bases on a subsistence existence.
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, has lived his whole life in the Rupununi region bases on a subsistence existence. He believes that is his natural right as an indigenous p...
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, holding his bow as he hunts. Phillips, 63, has lived his whole life in the Rupununi region bases on a subsistence existence.
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men are seen on the Rupununi river with fish and a turtle they have caught.
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men are seen on the Rupununi river with fish and a turtle they have caught.
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, has lived his whole life in the Rupununi region bases on a subsistence existence.
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Herman Phillips, 63, has lived his whole life in the Rupununi region bases on a subsistence existence.
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Guyana1 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Local men and women on a fishing trip on the Rupununi river are seen with nets, fish and turtles they have caught. This is a legal practise and is part of thei...
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A local woman is seen fishing with her family using a net in the shallows of the Rupununi River.
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A gray heron perched on a tree on a creek in the Rupununi river. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupununi River expedi...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, (SWM) Programme, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Societ...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, (SWM) Programme, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Societ...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, (SWM) Programme, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Societ...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, (SWM) Programme, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Societ...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A juvenile caiman seen on the banks of the Rupununi river. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupununi River expedition w...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A juvenile caiman seen on the banks of the Rupununi river. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupununi River expedition w...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A gray heron flaying on the banks of the Rupununi river. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupununi River expedition wit...
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - The belly of a caiman left behind by hunters on the banks of the Rupununi river. Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, were on a Rupun...
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Guyana2 January 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Society. livestock d...
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A pair of Macaws nesting in a silk cotton tree on a creek in the Rupununi river. Weaver birds also share the tree while the macaws occupy the central trunk....
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - A pair of Macaws nesting in a silk cotton tree on a creek in the Rupununi river. Weaver birds also share the tree while the macaws occupy the central trunk....
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Society.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Society.
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Guyana20 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Members of the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program, SWM, on a Rupununi River expedition with partners, the South Rupununi Conservation Society.
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Guyana19 February 2020, Rupununi river, Guyana - Water flowing along a creek of the Rupununi river.