Endangered Species, Hunting, illegal and Suffering

France's Ugly Secret: Eating Endangered Songbird

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

The hunting and selling of ortolans, which have suffered a Europe-wide decline of 40-50% in the last 40 years, has been illegal in France since 1999. During the hunting season, which lasts from mid-August until the end of September, the birds are taken from their cages, fattened up in the dark and then drowned alive in Armagnac.

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France Endangered Species Protest Protesting

Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. They were officially listed as Endangered in 1970 in the U.S. Peregrine Falcon at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge.

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Falcons Wildlife Sacramento Endangered Species

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France's Ugly Secret: Eating Endangered Songbird

Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

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