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Smithsonian Magazine Spotlights Wildlife Trafficking

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HUGE article in the Smithsonian Magazine about wildlife trafficking out of Ecuador. Tags: wildlife trafficking ecuador latin america.

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Smugglers Go to Extremes with Argentinian Parrots

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A Great Day Out West – Bobcats, Birds and Boardwalks

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The only drawback is that both places are highly trafficked with runners (both fast and not so fast), jabbering housewives with strollers, walkers (both fast and not so fast), camoed-out photographers with lenses that would make Piers Morgan call for an assault weapons ban on camera gear and an assortment of other frenetic bipedals.

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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I travel more than the average bear and I can say that unless I’m in Central America…TSA agents are a mixed bag of race. This Red-legged Honeycreeper was hatched in Central America…is he waiting for you to turn your back so it can steal your electronics? Being a white guy in America is super hard.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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Diversity of habitat means, of course, great biodiversity, and the Introduction boasts that Bolivia “is the richest landlocked nation on Earth for bird diversity, the sixth richest overall, and the fifth richest in the Americas” (p. That’s pretty amazing–Bolivia has more bird species than India!

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Gobal Smuggling Ring Uncovered in Brazil

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