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Jul 2019
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Tourist Photographs Help African Wildlif...

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Photographs snapped by safari tourists are a surprisingly accurate way to assess populations of African carnivores. Christopher Intagliata reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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