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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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In China, wherever there is one real tourist attraction (like the Great Wall), the local strategy seems to be to add some fake attractions – replicas of palaces or tombs, amusement parks, shopping centers – in order to maximize the income from tourists. of Army Medical Department 1815-1851.

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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan, China in 2017

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So, there are some positive aspects of Facebook being blocked in China. ” From Memphis, Tennessee directly to Tengchong, Yunnan: The Crested Finchbill. In Indonesia, Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpeckers can be ordered online – offers are posted in closed Facebook groups. In 2015, the price for this bird was 35 USD ( source ).

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Birding in the times of the coronavirus

10,000 Birds

Well, a somewhat obvious title for a blog post from China these days, particularly from somebody who pretends to have at least a basic grasp of world literature (and who has recently watched “Looking for Alaska” with its frequent allusions to another one of Marquez` works). I do not have any specific bird photos that are related to the virus.

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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

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The last time I birded Longcanggou, a national forest park in China’s Sichuan province, was in November 2021. Today, the national forest park is open to tourists – which in China means large groups of people in similarly large buses. However, instead of a tit joke, some wren pornography.

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The Horrors of Shark Finning

4 The Love Of Animals

For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China. Shark fins are also dried and used in alternative medicine and ancient medical practices. The fins are then utilized in a wide variety of ways, especially in areas of Asia.

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