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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

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As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. The scale of massacres is such that in 2001 the Italian customs found 120,702 dead birds from Serbia in just one lorry. Local bird protection NGOs have been demanding a hunting ban on both Quails and Turtle Doves ever since. Left: David Lindo, a.k.a.

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The Crocodile Safari (Botswana)

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On the other hand a croc might be tempted to grab a piece of meat that hangs low over the water and where do you think my paddle holding hand will be? It was January, 2001, and here in the southern hemisphere January is the hottest of summer months. nubicoides ) using them as a high viewpoint to hunt dragonflies.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. The believability of this is underscored by the fact that the Pilgrims and their guides listed among their possession numerous “fowling pieces” … for hunting wild birds. et al 2001.

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