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The Changing Fortunes of Europe’s Vultures – Part 2

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I left my previous article asking what of the Yellow-legged gulls that had alerted me to the presence of migrating vultures over Gibraltar? We save pandas and tigers, as we should, but we don’t give as much thought to the creepy crawlies and other less-attractive creatures that also need our help.

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Sobering Tiger Statistics

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For the rest of the article, go to this TRAFFIC link. Parts of at least 1,069 Tigers have been seized in Tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of Tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network.

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Tiger Farms in China

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The BBC has an article about the spreading practice of "farming" tigers. Tags: tigers china.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

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Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. There's a big article at the ABC News site. Tourists visiting the Tiger Temple pay big money: anything from $15 just for entry, up to $50 for the very special photograph of a tiger with its head in your lap.

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Tigers To Go Extinct in 15 Years? Thanks China!

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As this article points out , tigers are worth more dead than alive if you use humanity's flawed accounting system. Tags: wildlife crime extinction Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers china. It's not only China, but all Asian countries that are playing a major role in reducing this beautiful animal's number.

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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

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Things have been tough at the San Francisco Zoo after Tatiana the Siberian tiger attacked those three people in 2007. Here's an article that explains the hard times the Zoo has faced since then. Tags: zoos california san francisco tigers. It's a long list. From the San Francisco Chronicle. The Dhaliwals were awarded $900,000.

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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai, in September 2021

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Some other members of the shrike family were a bit less testosterone-driven at Nanhui – like this Bull-headed Shrike … … this rather attractive-looking Tiger Shrike … … or one of the many Brown Shrikes passing through Nanhui on migration. A happier shrike.

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