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Cyprus forests and avian inhabitants

10,000 Birds

… leaving the remainder of the birds on the Cyprus Species List (over 380 species) are either migrants or accidentals. the first three found only in the Troodos and Paphos forests). That’s quite a lot! As it happens though, Blackcaps may provide a modern example of how this can occur.

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Proposed Changes to the Duck Stamp Not Well Received

10,000 Birds

1) Action : Change law to allow the e-stamp to suffice as the requirement to hunt waterfowl for the duration of the hunting season. In the February 2015 issue of Paul’s Wingtips newsletter, the idea of adding an additional non-waterfowl bird to the Duck Stamp design was put forward. no physical stamp required).

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On Wipeout and Lion Burgers

Animal Person

Finally, in my e-mailbox this morning, and probably in yours, was the Care2 newsletter, including a link to a column about a restaurant in Arizona that will soon serve burgers made from lion meat. They're from a legal farm in Illinois, so the law isn't the reason. I was curious about why it's so terrible to eat lions.

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

10,000 Birds

Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago covers 1,417 species, 601 endemics, 98 vagrants, 8 introduced and 18 undescribed species. Only one bird species has become extinct (Javan Lapwing), but many others are endangered, with some considered close to extinction (not surprising in an area with species restricted to one or two small islands).

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