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I recently wrote my first check to Animals Asia. They are doing very important work on animal welfare in Asia. I especially appreciate the work they do on those horrific bear bile farms that are really just a form of torture for the animal. Tags: bears bile farming asia. In a nutshell, here they are.

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Birding Borneo with Non Birders

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Contrast this in Asia to, say, Singapore, Hong Kong or Bangkok, all of which have great birding nearby but are destinations people go to for reasons other than wildlife. The reason Borneo lends itself to this type of birding holiday is that tourism in Borneo leans towards outdoorsy, wildlife based tourism anyway.

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La Vieille Ferme: Rouge (2016)

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I’m not French, and I don’t follow football, but I generally don’t pass up an opportunity investigate holiday drinking traditions. That’s “c**k-a-doodle-doo” en français: a Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) in its native habitat in southeast Asia. I suspect I won’t be the only one drinking French wine this weekend.

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