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Birding Shanghai in April 2023

10,000 Birds

The third in the Nanhui collection of gloriously colored flycatchers is the Blue-and-white Flycatcher. Maybe they have decided to boycott species with Russian-sounding names as a way to protest against Putin’s policies. Ok, the word “glorious” does not quite apply to the female, I am afraid.

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Tom Regan on the Animal-Rights Movement

Animal Ethics

To overcome the collective entropy of these forces-against-change will not be easy. It is simply projustice, insisting only that the scope of justice be seen to include respect for the rights of animals. The animal rights movement is not for the faint of heart. Moral philosophy is no substitute for political action.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

It lies adjacent to Nechisar National Park, where the lone wing of the mysterious Nechisar Nightjar was collected in 1990. They are traditionally pastoral people, but have from necessity accepted agriculture, fishing and crocodile hunting as means of survival. The future of these tribal cultures faces considerable uncertainty.

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