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Machi the Whimbrel Gunned Down by Hunters

10,000 Birds

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.

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