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Because guinea pigs are prone to loneliness, it’s illegal in Switzerland to own just one.

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Georgian Raptor Protector Up for “Green Oscar”

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This year’s awards will be handed out on April 27th, and one of the finalists has devoted himself to saving migrating birds of pray from illegal hunting. But along the way, up to 18,000 per year fall victim to illegal hunting for food and sport. Which makes him a formidable candidate for the prestigious prize.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 2)

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The name Torresian indicates a relation to the Torres Strait, the strait between Australia and New Guinea connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea. It is probably a rumor that writing a post about Australia and not mentioning kangaroos is illegal, but why take the risk?

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. Huntingdon used mostly mice and rats , but also some dogs, monkeys, fish and guinea pigs , in its research in New Jersey. The group was formed to protest the activities of Huntingdon Life Sciences in Franklin Township, N.J.

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

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We’re looking at an area of Asia southeast of the Malay Peninsula and mainland Southeast Asia, southwest of the Philippines, north and northwest of Australia, west of Papua New Guinea (a boundary called “Lydekker’s Line”), intercut by the equator.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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Most importantly the Upper Guinea forests, one of Africa’s two major rainforest regions (the other being the far more extensive Lower Guinea forests of the Congo basin and surrounding areas). According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008.

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Sexy Halloween Birds

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These are either highly illegal or false advertising. I suspect the latter based on price, they are most like guinea fowl feathers. And though the picture shows a modestly dressed man…he could show solidarity with all the ladies out there and forgo the shirt and pants and maybe have on some feather themed underwear.

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