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Canada Reaches Seal Product Deal with China

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In order to offset the loss of the seal product market in Europe, Canada has made a deal with China. China as a whole still doesn't have a national conscience about these issues. Although 40 Chinese animal rights groups have protested, they don't really have any political or financial clout to change anything.

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Air Canada Criticized for Transporting Research Monkeys

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The arrival of 48 monkeys on a flight from China this weekend has brought Air Canada under fire for shipping primates destined for research laboratories, but the airline says it is obliged by federal law to accept monkeys as cargo. Air Canada is one of a small number of airlines that continues to transport these primates, Kite said.

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Hoping for Spring Migrants in Costa Rica, 2020

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Thousands of birds have yet to fly through Costa Rica, in particular, the “late migrants” like Canada Warbler , various tyrant-flycatchers, and Yellow-billed Cuckoos. Maybe one will be right out back. Since this is migration, other things are also possible, I still hope to see more of them out back and in the neighborhood.

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The 701 Long-eared Owl of Kikinda

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Wanting to celebrate the owl that has brought birders from many European countries, even from USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and China to their town, the authorities have erected the One Owl, a 9 ft terra-cotta statue of an owl by a local sculptor Jovan Blat. The best decorated single tree had 145 owls in its crown.

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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

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601-800 sp: Canada, Costa Rica, Panama; Russia; Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa; Laos, New Guinea (PNG); Australia. 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. 801-1000 sp. –

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World birding from a Schrödinger’s house

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That is where I chose the Avibase world checklist database (avibase.bsc-eoc.org), designed and maintained by Denis Lepage and hosted by Bird Studies Canada. China 1410 9. Being a land-locked country with 1400+ species is remarkable in its own right. Colombia 1959 bird species 2. Brazil 1847 sp. 3. Peru 1838 4.

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Orange-headed Thrush

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These Blasts From The Past Miniature Moderately Diabolical Waterfowl Quiz The Canada Goose Welcome Wednesday: A Bird in the Hand Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Birds at the Feeders in Saugerties About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant. Wicked, right? In the Z.c.

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