Critter News
JANUARY 4, 2010
India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. What kind of protection do they really mean? You can put tigers on a farm for legal parts harvesting and still call it "protection." I don't trust the Chinese government on any issue.
Critter News
OCTOBER 9, 2010
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2022
I sneaked in anyway and got at least a few additional birds: A juvenile Red-billed Starling just discovering the magic of flight … … a juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron … … a Little Egret … … a Tiger Shrike passing through Shanghai on migration.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The White-shouldered Starling is not very common in Shanghai or even in China in general, despite its species name sinensis. I once asked my then-girlfriend whether this color was in any way protected for use by the postal service only – as the color yellow is to some extent associated with the German mail service.
Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2010
A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. Cross-breeding two protected species is completely against nature. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangered species. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution. From Focus Taiwan.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The Light-vented Bulbul used to be restricted to Southern China but has expanded its range in the past few decades. According to the HBW, the Chinese Grosbeak is “widely trapped for the cagebird trade in China” Shame on the trappers. We never forget that you, the reader, have a choice. Most likely, this is a Common Cuckoo.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
The Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop declared 2010 to be the Year of the Tiger. The intention is to focus on saving the tiger species which is being decimated. When China won't support a ban on tiger farms, nor will it work to curb the ridiculous demand for tiger products in its own country, what's the point?
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