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Disaster in the Sundarbans

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On December 9th, a tanker slammed into another vessel inside the Chandpai dolphin sanctuary in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. When those roots are coated in oil, it could damage and even kill some of the trees. Bangladesh is doing all it can. Conservation Bangladesh oil Sundarbans' Photo (c) by Arati Kumar-Rao.

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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If you want to know what happened on August 31, 1984, I can name at least one event: In the Padang-Sugihan Wildlife Reserve in South Sumatra province, a Large Frogmouth was mobbed by a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, as described here. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess.

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