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Birding Shanghai in July 2023

10,000 Birds

The Chinese Hwamei is a second-level protected species in China – as a consequence, according to Chinese law on wildlife protection, it is prohibited for local people to capture and keep the species in captivity without a permit. Still, a few spend the summer here. Hmm, I think I disagree with the author.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

Critter News

Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. recent report by wildlife organization, Care for the Wild (CWI).{accuses} accuses} the temple of illegally trafficking and mistreating the tigers, allegations that the temple emphatically denies.

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