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APRIL 11, 2023

This put Coffee in an impossible position - he needed to rehome the pythons because they were illegal in Florida, but the FWC was threatening to face him with additional criminal charges if he did so. The FWC then proceeded to kill the total 34 pythons using a bolt gun.

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Pythons illegal Florida Killing 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

As we speak, in Serbia these birds are still hunted in August and September. Local bird protection NGOs have been demanding a hunting ban on both Quails and Turtle Doves ever since. As a result, on June 19 the Ministry announced a two years hunting ban on Turtle Dove. Left: David Lindo, a.k.a.

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Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. That means passing over the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, where you’re liable to get shot, trapped, or otherwise hunted. Take Hawaii, for example. Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

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Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 142

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2012

The behavior could be especially disastrous for waterfowl, which are hunted by people, but less so for passerines, or perching birds, which regularly come into people’s bird feeders. The former is worse than the latter, though in some jurisdictions both would actually be considered illegal.

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Birds New York City Fast Food Geese 230

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

In addition, many of the numbers and examples given for NYC areas beyond the Bronx represent species observed in Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn. It’s a very mixed chapter. The authors say they want to “place Van Cortlandt Park’s avifauna in a New York City park perspective” (p.34).

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New York City New York Birds Breeding 144

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Compare, for example, the species account illustration of the Cuban Trogon with the photo that opens up the introductory chapter. In addition to habitat loss, extreme weather, invasive species, hunting, and the illegal capture of birds for pet markets are major contributing factors. That’s almost 20 percent!

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For example , fallen figs do not seem to mind catching a ride with Oriental Pied Hornbills. Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). Of course, their own mother is not the only threat to Wreathed Hornbill individuals.

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Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 123