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France's Ugly Secret: Eating Endangered Songbird

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Now France can add another to its long list of gastronomic sins.eating ortolan, an endangered songbird. 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. Tags: poaching france endangered species. From the Guardian.

France 100
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We are Just Money Grubbers

10,000 Birds

Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. Hunting is also significant during migration and in its wintering range; with an annual toll in France computed at c. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. 40,000 birds.” (The

Serbia 203
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The Eurasian Woodcock

10,000 Birds

I am not sure I understand the logic of this, but I guess evolution does. Where do woodcocks feed? As you might imagine, ornithologists have asked this question before.

Italy 173