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Lake Tahoe Bear Poached for Gall Bladder

Critter News

State wildlife officials are investigating a possible poaching case in which someone removed the gallbladder of a black bear -- which can sell for thousands of dollars in Asia -- after the animal was struck and killed this week by a car in the Lake Tahoe area. Tags: bear poaching asia. Sounds like a crime of opportunity.

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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 1

10,000 Birds

The Bar-backed Partridge is a species of partridge found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China.

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