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EU Sends Inspectors to Portugal for Farm Animal Welfare

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The inspectors found nothing wrong, but at least they responded to the issues raised by Animal Angels, based in Germany. My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Spain is much more advanced than Portugal in this area, but both need improvement (as do we all.).

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Birding Yibin, Sichuan

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It seems that the Red-billed Leiothrix can be vocally dominant (it accounts for 37% of an entire bird community soundscape in northern Italy) and can influence the singing behavior, particularly of native Eurasian Blackcaps and European Robins (in Portugal and Italy). And who wants birds with highly visible Hitler mustaches anyway?

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Preserve the Priolo: Azores Bullfinch Fundraiser

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The non-profit Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) does not want to see this bullfinch go the way of the dodo, so it is raising funds to maintain the laurisilva or laurel forest this species requires. This bird is also highly endangered, with a known population of just over 1,000 birds.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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to have and raise children. Share Your Thoughts « Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal Audubon Rebrand » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Laurent, I cannot find anything on White-throated Sparrows being polygynandrous.

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