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Birding a monastery: Zhaga, Western Sichuan

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So, maybe not be the best place to visit for monks suffering from depression. He was from the area but had apparently been traveling to India to see the Dalai Lama. But it seems the birds like this habitat, probably as this is a rare more open area on these otherwise mostly heavily forested hills.

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Dharamsala Animal Rescue

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This month they are trying to raise awareness and funds to help end the suffering of animals in Dharamsala, India – please visit them on Facebook to help them reach their goal. Dharamsala Animal Rescue helps the thousands of homeless street dogs that roam the streets of Dharamsala.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2023

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That paper raises an interesting question: “When less attractive people accept less attractive dates, do they persuade themselves that the people they choose to date are more physically attractive than others perceive them to be? And here is the Collared Finchbill , who like me suffers from being less social than others.

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On "The Age of Stupid"

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and a middle-aged man who lives in New Orleans and lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, and who works/worked for Shell Oil, and an entrepreneur in India who started a low-cost airline for the people of his country (and we see none other than a Shell Oil truck delivering its fuel). A young woman in Nigeria (can you say Shell Oil?)

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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“It is next to impossible to persuade people in India to donate money for injured raptors,” says Nadeem Shehzad, co-founder of Wildlife Rescue , a registered non-profit in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi. Birds Black Kites India Bird Rescue India raptors Mohammad Saud Nadeem Shehzad wildlife rehabilitators Wildlife Rescue'

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda).

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