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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

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The Common Pochard is listed as Vulnerable – not because it is particularly rare, but because of the rapid decline in its numbers (a decline of 50% within 10 years means a species is listed as Vulnerable – and a 50% loss in 10 years sounds quite dramatic and frightening indeed). And it does not even live in reeds.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. Common sense tells us not to put the foxes in charge of the henhouse, but politicians repeatedly deny common sense in favor of the needs of special-interest groups. What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Peters Paso Robles, Calif.,

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Collaborative List – January 2019

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The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. old angel factory area. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 03 Jan 2019. 04 Jan 2019.

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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

CSI actress Jorja Fox, the ADI spokesperson for the operation, greeted the lions when they arrived in San Francisco said: “These magnificent lions have lived all their lives in a tiny cage on the back of a truck. ADI also rescues animals in distress worldwide.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. old angel factory area. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. The yearly total has reached 1538 while the life list has been pushed to 3676. That’s just 3.35%. 17 Feb 2019. 05 Jan 2019. 26 Jan 2019.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. old angel factory area. Make the best use of your binoculars and view from a distance. Back to numbers.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. OWD factory area – US-NY-Tupper Lake-Adirondack Park – 44.2351x-74.4676. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Those are the numbers, here come the birds; Alphabetic Taxonomic. Pres La Buena Mujer.

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