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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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It is listed as Near Threatened, partly due to the usual occurrence of illegal trade for the pet market. It is listed as vulnerable, again as a consequence of illegal trade and habitat loss. When Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckers want to enjoy a day out on the beach, they also come to Tanjung Aru. Or US$ 8 for the pair below.

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Birding Ruili, Yunnan

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When I last visited the town almost 10 years ago, it had a Wild West feel, and Wikipedia claims that it is “an important location for trade with Myanmar, in both legal and illegal goods and services” but it seemed pretty tame to me this time. This photo explains the scientific species name haemacephalus (bloodheaded).

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Some of America?s Avian Treasures

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Due to their beauty and warbling song, poachers trap these buntings in South Florida for an illegal local cagebird trade. The word Trogon, from the Greek meaning “gnawer,” refers to their hooked, serrated bills used to eat large insects and fruit – as well as gnaw on the rotting wood of old woodpecker cavities to reuse as nesting sites.

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Birding Pulau Ubin-Singapore

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It is illegal to feed wild animals, take animals, birds and insects and it is also illegal to release animals in Singapore. There are also wild boars and macaque monkeys and you are advised to not rustle plastic bags, because they associate the noise with food. We started our day by walking from the main jetty to Chek Jawa Wetlands.

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I Remember Elephants

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Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. Indeed, the proposal to up-list four southern African populations to Appendix I could well have opened a back door to illegal international trade.”.

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Ten Ways To Be A Better (Online) Birder

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It’s illegal, it disturbs birds, and if you do admit to doing this, you are only going to encourage others to make the same mistake. There were lots of Morning Duvs and Pilleated Woodpeckers out. No need to get defensive. Don’t even bring up using tapes on endangered species. “Hi. It was beautiful. What bird is this?”

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Cool Green Heron

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These Blasts From The Past Ease Into Some Oekologie Oekologie #10 Undercover Taxidermist Busts Illegal Hunters Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia Audubon Rebrand About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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