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But we actually carefully maintain that nature. We cut down the deadfall. We pull invasive plants. We trim the elderberry bushes. We get more animals than almost anywhere else on the mountain because we put up salt licks and water troughs.

some of these same things are true of national parks. A lot of places that you think of as “untouched wilderness” are influenced heavily by human care and maintenance. And this isn’t a bad thing. We are animals too. In many ways, our ecosystems depend on us to keep them healthy. Many “wild” plants that are useful for food or building materials are actually semi-domesticated because indigenous groups cared for them and encouraged their growth so they do better with human care.

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Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos), family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, South Africa

ENDANGERED.

This is the largest species of vulture in Africa with a wingspan reaching up to 2.9m (9.5ft).

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