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Animal Rights Activists Jailed in Europe

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Some employees from firms in Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland had "puppy killer" and "scum" daubed on their houses. Tags: europe activism huntingdon animal rights. The cost of the damage and increased security measures amounted to 12.6 million pounds, the court heard.

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The mysterious international Lesser Scaup

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It has been seen near Luzern (85 km away) in Switzerland, so it is not a very local bird at all. Because of all the places it could have called its winter home, it chose the Rhine separating Huningue and Weil am Rhein, the border triangle of Switzerland, France and Germany. My first contact: Grüetzi, Bonjour & Guten Tag!

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Serbia self-drive birding tour planning

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It turned out Raphael Nussbaumer is a keen ornithologist who just completed his PhD in Lausanne (Switzerland). Although it wasn’t the optimal period (most migrants already gone and wintering birds not there yet), we were looking forward to discovering a new and less birded region of Europe. 10000birds.com/tag/serbia ).

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Scaup are the Worst Duck

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We have exactly two posts tagged with either “ Greater Scaup ” or “ Lesser Scaup.” The other post is Jochen’s tale of trying to find a Lesser Scaup in Europe. Here on 10,000 Birds, where we love all birds, the paucity of posts about scaup stands out. ” Imagine that!

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