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Kenyans Seize Huge Amount of Illegal Ivory

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Officials say the sales have fuelled demand for ivory in Asian countries, especially China, contributing to a sharp increase in elephant poaching. So far this year poachers in Kenya have killed 128 elephants for their ivory; last year 98 were killed.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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A study found that for Plain Prinia , egg characteristics in a mainland China location with many cuckoos make it much easier to spot cuckoo eggs than in a Taiwan location with few cuckoos ( source ). Thus, the disparaging term “Hottentot” became a standard identifier of the inhabitants of southwest Africa” ( source ).

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