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  2. Panthera leo melanochaita - Wikipedia

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    Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. [1] In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]

  3. Blue wildebeest - Wikipedia

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    Blue wildebeest can tolerate arid regions as long as a potable water supply is available, normally within about 15–25 km (9.3–15.5 mi) distance. The southern limit of the blue wildebeest stops at the Orange River, while the western limit is bounded by Lake Victoria and Mount Kenya. The range does not include montane or temperate grasslands.

  4. Weather Prediction Center - Wikipedia

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    The Weather Prediction Center serves as a center for quantitative precipitation forecasting, medium range forecasting (three to eight days), and the interpretation of numerical weather prediction computer models . The Weather Prediction Center issues storm summaries on storm systems bringing significant rainfall and snowfall to portions of the ...

  5. List of National Weather Service Weather forecast offices

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    Map of regions covered by the 122 Weather Forecast Offices. The National Weather Service operates 122 weather forecast offices in six regions. Each weather forecast office (WFO or NWSFO) has a geographic area of responsibility, also known as a county warning area, for issuing local public, marine, aviation, fire, and hydrology forecasts.

  6. Weather forecasting - Wikipedia

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    This can be a valid way of forecasting the weather when it is in a steady state, such as during the summer season in the tropics. This method strongly depends upon the presence of a stagnant weather pattern. Therefore, when in a fluctuating pattern, it becomes inaccurate. It can be useful in both short- and long-range forecast|long range forecasts.

  7. Wildebeest - Wikipedia

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    In the Maasai Mara game reserve, a non-migratory population of blue wildebeest had dwindled from about 119,000 animals in 1977 to about 22,000 in 1997. The reason for the decline is thought to be the increasing competition between cattle and wildebeest for a diminishing area of grazing land as a result of changes in agricultural practices, and ...

  8. Jonathan Scott (zoologist) - Wikipedia

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    They live in the suburb of Langata close to Nairobi National Park. Much of their work focuses on big cats, though they also enjoy spending time with the Maasai people and their families who live in the area surrounding the Maasai Mara. Living in Kenya. Jonathan travelled from London to Johannesburg in 1974 and has lived in Africa ever since.

  9. South African Weather Service - Wikipedia

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    www .weathersa .co .za. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is the meteorological service under the South African government's Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. SAWS is a member of the World Meteorological Organization . The SAWS traces its lineage to the Cape of Good Hope Meteorological Commission, established in October 1860.