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Customs Officials Meet to Discuss China/Russia Smuggling

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From TRAFFIC, Customs officers from Russia and China met last week to strengthen international co-operation in tackling cross-border smuggling of Tigers and other wildlife products. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking tigers china russia.

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German Canines to Help Catch Smugglers

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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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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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In Germany, they occur throughout but are considerably rarer e.g. around the Baltic or Berlin than they are in the SW. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Tags: collared dove , doves , interior west • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

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A Problem with Gulls

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Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Tags: gulls • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Black-headed Gull L. Get yours today!

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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.” It is a series of shots of Greater Scaup flying out of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s West Pond, of which the image that includes Red-breasted Mergansers is the most interesting. ” Imagine that!

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Getting out of line

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Birding Northeastern Germany: Day 3, Part 1 Hunting for Birds in Huntington Beach About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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