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Tiger Slaughtered in Indonesian Zoo

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A Sumatran female at the Taman Rimbo Zoo was drugged by poachers, slaughtered and harvested for her parts. Tags: zoos wildlife crime poaching tigers indonesia. Tigers are not safe anywhere. Just awful.

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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan, China in 2017

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Meliboea, a daughter of Niobe and Amphion, who was so traumatized by the slaughter of her siblings by a vengeful Apollo that she turned pale and changed her name to Chloris, the pale one)” I think it is very nice of the HBW to give you some choices in this matter. In 2015, the price for this bird was 35 USD ( source ).

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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These Blasts From The Past Creating a 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps without Birders Ye Olde Birds at the Renaissance Faire Diabolical Waterfowl ID Quiz Avians, Indonesia, and Evolution Evil Avian ID Quiz About the Author Julie Julie Zickefoose is an artist, naturalist and writer specializing in natural history.

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