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German Canines to Help Catch Smugglers

Critter News

Amy, a German shepherd, and Uno, a Labrador retriever, have joined the team at {Frankfurt,} one of Europe's busiest airports — the first two dogs in Germany trained to sniff out live animals, plants or derivatives or remains of them. Tags: wildlife trafficking smuggling Germany. That's huge.

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German Birding Blitz

10,000 Birds

From the time he can remember, every camping, hiking, or simple trip outside was focused on finding wildlife with herps, mammals, birds and native fish as his primary interests. Either that or having family friends in Germany. First hand birder knowledge of Germany, and in English! They are just too cool.

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Getting out of line

10,000 Birds

Occasionally a chick will fall and be released back into the food chain by the alligators, but on the whole, the birds get a good deal providing that they build their nests beyond the jumping capability (as much as 5 feet as demonstrated in the “Jumperoo Show&# ) of the reptiles. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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