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Ligers in China

Critter News

A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution. From Focus Taiwan. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangered species. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them.

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Tropical Cyclone Iggy

10,000 Birds

We scanned through the flock thoroughly looking for individually marked birds and we had a Red-necked Stint that had been flagged and banded/ringed in Bohai Bay, China. The rest of the birds had been marked locally, but we still took down the details as the next time they are observed may well be in Taiwan, China or Korea.

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