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US a Hub for Eatin' Them Endangered Species

Critter News

Be warned there's a horrific picture of a cooked monkey head in this article.) Tags: wildlife trafficking us endangered species. And here I've been yelling at China all this time. (Be From Alternet.org. The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products.

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I Remember Elephants

10,000 Birds

The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf One may say so.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

I returned home with very mixed feelings, which have spurred this article. Despite birding in shattered forests with the constant background whine of chainsaws, the birding is phenomenal, with an incredible diversity and volume of rare and endangered species. Ghana’s people are just as friendly as before.

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