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Birding Shanghai in July 2023

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The Chinese Hwamei is a second-level protected species in China – as a consequence, according to Chinese law on wildlife protection, it is prohibited for local people to capture and keep the species in captivity without a permit. Still, a few spend the summer here.

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Demand for Wildlife Products on the Rise in China

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From the China Daily. Eating wild animals is also a traditional practice in southern China. Illegal trade in tiger meat and bones is also alive, continuing to threaten the extinction of an already depleted species, he said. The Chinese want them for exotic foods and for medicine.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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Given that according to the HBW, the species prefers dense primary and secondary montane forests, the note that the bird also forages among kitchen waste (in the same HBW entry) seems somewhat incongruous. Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information.

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Threatened Birds of Nanhui, Shanghai

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Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea and lies right on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. In addition, some vulnerable bird species such as the Reed Parrotbill live in Shanghai year-round and rely on the reedbeds for survival. A former World Wildlife reserve in Nanhui was simply turned into agricultural land.

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US a Hub for Eatin' Them Endangered Species

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And here I've been yelling at China all this time. (Be The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. Tags: wildlife trafficking us endangered species. Be warned there's a horrific picture of a cooked monkey head in this article.) From Alternet.org.

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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III. Finally, 24 species in Annex I of the EU Bird Directive were recorded in this area.

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Ligers in China

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Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. The Environmental and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) said Huang, who possesses an array of wildlife, should be dealt with harshly to deter others from copying the behavior. Cross-breeding two protected species is completely against nature. From Focus Taiwan.

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