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Schoolkids Across Asia Team Up to Save the Spoon-Billed Sandpiper

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The project recruited schoolkids from eight Asian nations, from Russia down to Thailand, to help color in frames of an animation that depicts the lonely and perilous migration of a Spoon-billed Sandpiper as it faces threats from habitat loss and hunting. For proof, check out this behind-the-scenes look at the video-creation process.

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Interpol Makes Arrests in Tiger Smuggling

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A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.

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What is a Merganser?

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Common Merganser female by John Borg There are six living species of mergansers, three of which are commonly spotted in North America: The Common Merganser ( Mergus merganser ) ranges widely throughout the northern hemisphere. It is also a species in rapid decline, considered vulnerable by some authorities and endangered by others.

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Queensland’s First Nordmann’s Greenshank

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I already had Nordmann’s on my life list from a single sighting of two birds in coastal Thailand back in 1995. To underline the mystery of this species in 2019 a Nordmann nest was discovered; the first in 40 years! That was clearly some time ago.] In addition, it should be stated that this Greenshank is rare everywhere!

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