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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

10,000 Birds

The new Guide to the Birds of China (John MacKinnon) has been published. This is partly due to hunting in China, where about 90% of the species winter (HBW). Pat Fish was the creative force behind a band called Jazz Butcher – he died in October last year. And it does not even live in reeds. Happy with the link?

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Crime Gang Dealing in Rhino Horn and Elephant Ivory

Critter News

China of course! Dubbed the Crocodile Gang, this cartel - whose existence can be revealed by the Mail today - is behind the ‘industrial-scale slaughter’ of black rhinos, prompting warnings that the species will be hunted to extinction in the region within two years. And where is the demand coming from?

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