Critter News

APRIL 21, 2009

Authorities are looking in the deaths of 21 polo horses from Argentina. Tags: horses. So far they have ruled out disease and are even looking into the possibility that they were deliberately killed.

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Horses Florida Argentina Killing 100

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APRIL 6, 2021

Weidensaul worked on the first research project in Argentina 24 years ago, and his memories of that time in the pampas are both a baseline for what has happened since, a mini-story in itself, and a tribute to Pete Bloom and Brian Woodbridge, the wildlife biologists who originated the study of Swainson’s Hawks in Butte Valley.

Cyprus 255

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 255

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APRIL 25, 2019

6%: Antarctica, Argentina, Indonesia (including the votes for West Papua), India. For the rest of them, Antarctica clearly is a result of excellent marketing, because it is a destination for listers with already long lists only: stunning vistas but molesting seas, and only a few dozen birds combined with an enormous price tag to get there.

Papua New Guinea 214

Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

For longer trips or holidays I bring my other pair , but for business travel the weight becomes bothersome and the price tag may attract unwanted attention. While in Mendoza (Argentina) for an audit I stayed in a hotel near the Plaza Sarmiento Park. My preferred travelling binoculars are Nikon Monarch 7, 8×30.

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Birds Nashville Unwanted Kenya 159