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JUNE 10, 2011

But some industry experts doubt Spain, a nation which has an unemployment rate above 20% and a stagnant economy, can afford to pay out €300m to farmers. Others have suggested that the amount of money allocated would only be enough to assist half the Spanish egg industry to convert.

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Spain Animal Welfare Welfare Egg Industry 100

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AUGUST 5, 2013

West of Port of Spain in Chaguaramus, off the Western Main Road, is a very large boatyard. In Trinidad and Tobago, various wrapped “roti” are served, including chicken, conch, beef, and vegetable. Let me tell you, a wrap of curried chicken and potatoes was both delicious and filling. What, exactly, is roti?

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Trinidad Guyana Chickens Reptiles 174

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MAY 28, 2015

When such a company runs a nature reserve, it is a bit like having a fox to watch over your chickens. For example, the White-headed Duck is nowadays a rarity in Europe (okay, excluding Spain, I know… that Spain …), but until some 50 years ago, it used to breed in Serbia.

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Serbia Birds Spain Hungary 236

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DECEMBER 26, 2022

Further studies are needed …” If you use a bad online translation engine to translate the Chinese name of the Northern Lapwing into English, you will end up with the “Crested Wheat Chicken” (Fèng tóu mài ji). Somehow I feel this is a bit degrading to the species, but it probably does not care.

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Finland Birds 2016 McDonalds 147

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AUGUST 18, 2011

You and your colleagues are experts on the history of France, Poland, Spain, all those European countries. Imagine you study history. Archaeopteryx is to birds what that wonderful book from Atlantis would be to history, with one important difference: Archaeopteryx existed, Atlantis did not.

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Mammals Europe Groups Family 240