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$10 Million Euros in Smuggled Wildlife Seized

Critter News

Police seized tiger bones, anteater scales and bear gall bladders in an international operation against the use of endangered plants and animals in traditional medicine, officers said Friday. Tags: organized crime wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife trafficking. From the AFP.

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

10,000 Birds

With a name like Santiago, I wouldn’t be surprised if his mom lives in Mexico…Sorry, but the TSA is one of my least favorite government organizations. The TSA is my least favorite government organization, but what is that crack about the mother of the accused all about? I’ve had stuff stolen before. I was taken aback.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

10,000 Birds

Dunn starts in Alaska with the goal of seeing Rufous Hummingbird at the northern extreme of its migration (which he does with some effort and a few bear sightings) and ends in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, “the end of the world,” with the sighting of a Green-backed Firecrown feeding at a firetree in cold drizzly rain.