10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Below is a quotation directly from this paper by the Monitor Conservation Research Society: “Trade data from the range countries of Thailand and Vietnam and from Indonesia and USA, both non-range countries, revealed 10,841 Black-throated Laughingthrushes in trade, across 762 visits to 51 markets between 1966 and 2019.

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Burma India Birds Indonesia 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I remember that when I was still a research chemist developing dental materials, I once gave a presentation at that university, which was followed by my receiving a hideous and very colorful plate as a gift afterward. With a picture of the then-queen of Thailand on it, if I remember correctly.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 206

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

And here is the Collared Finchbill , who like me suffers from being less social than others. Fortunately, some Buddhist temples at least in Thailand have now spoken out against the practice ( source ). Which limits both its and my range expansion (though in my case, not having kids is an important additional factor).

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Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 186