Machi the Whimbrel Gunned Down by Hunters
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
Guadeloupe, Martinique and Barbados continue to operate “shooting swamps” some of which are artificial wetlands created to attract migrant shorebirds for sport shooting during fall migration. This practice is a throwback to more than a century ago when gunners hunted shorebirds throughout the Americas. Image courtesy of Barton Paxton.
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