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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

10,000 Birds

Looking forward, the biggest threats to the Congo rainforest come from industrial plantations, especially for palm oil, rubber, and sugar production. I will now focus my attention to the three title countries, Gabon, Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, each with about 200 mammal and 700 bird species.

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US a Hub for Eatin' Them Endangered Species

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Be warned there's a horrific picture of a cooked monkey head in this article.) The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. Tags: wildlife trafficking us endangered species. And here I've been yelling at China all this time. (Be From Alternet.org.

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Birding in Honduras, Part II: Pico Bonito Lodge

10,000 Birds

Lovely Cotinga is the flagship species at Pico Bonito, where it is perhaps easier to see than anywhere else within its range. More than 400 species have been recorded at the lodge to date. Central American Pygmy-Owl is another key species at the lodge. However, for me, there were birds to be seen. Photo by James Adams.

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Bush Meat, Trafficking Decimate Vietnam

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But the problem is the high demand for these products. Over the last two years, authorities have discovered 57 cases of trafficking in wild animals involving more than 7,612 individuals including monkeys and Tibetan bears and elephant tusks. Tags: vietnam exotic meats wildlife trafficking bush meat endangered species.

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Rare Tee Clothing

4 The Love Of Animals

Their mission is to raise awareness on threatened and endangered species through their fun and contemporary apparel. are made from 100% post consumer products. Did you know that they are more closely related to lemurs than they are to monkeys? I chose the Philippine Tarsier Tee, which is a very fun shirt indeed!

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Birds and football! What a combination!

10,000 Birds

Open from dawn to dusk 7 days a week, it has an eBird hotspot list of 79 species from 16 submissions. It has an eBird score of 197 species from 25 checklists. Despite being so busy, it can be very productive for someone with limited time. Look out for the Howler Monkeys too. Timings are 08.00 ‘til 17.00.

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Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

10,000 Birds

Songbirds first listen to and memorize the sound of adult songs and then undergo a period of vocal practice–in essence, babbling–to master the production of song.”. Jon Sakata, a professor of neurobiology at McGill, says that songbirds learn vocalizations like humans learn speech.

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