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Russia Bans Canadian Seal Imports!

Critter News

The other two neighbors that banned them are Kazakhstan and Belarus). Russia does have its own seal hunt, but apparently they banned killings of animals under one year old. Great news! But I'm not exactly sure why RUSSIA would ban them. Apparently, some claim about 90 percent of Canadian sales are to Russia.

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The Bee-eaters of Africa

10,000 Birds

In Africa, our bee-eaters occur from the southern tip of the continent right through to the far north, occupying an incredible range of habitats and niches, from the interior of the deepest rainforests of the Congo to the arid steppes of the Sahel. European Bee-eaters can be found through-out Africa at the right time of year.

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