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Singapore a Transit Hub for Trafficking

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Seems like every other month I post an article about some SE Asian country being a " hub" for wildlife trafficking (eg. Tags: singapore wildlife crime wildlife trafficking asia. Vietnam, Malaysia.) How many more are there?

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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In Singapore, the White-crested Laughingthrush is widespread despite not being native and has some characteristics of an invasive species ( source ). Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information. ” Even more strangely, the U.S.

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Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore

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And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is “Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim. More recently he has been a staff member of the National Parks Board, Singapore.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

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And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore ”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim. This is the title for the person who lives for both literature and nature.

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea 2nd edition – A Field Guide Review

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The main conservation issues are habitat loss, hunting and wildlife trade. Rheindt is a field ornithologist, former guide and currently Associate Professor and Dean’s Chair at the National University of Singapore, with a research focus on avian phylogenetics and conservation genetics.

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The Ole’ Bucket List

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Well, this time next week I’ll be winging my way to Cape Town via Auckland and Singapore (air transport is weird sometimes), so this is my last beat post of the year. I have been to 11 countries to watch wildlife that this species lives in. I have stood NEXT to someone that saw it. A Leopard in India by Yathin Krishnappa (CC).

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Why Don’t I Have Any Finches At My Feeder?

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He’s a smart guy, a wildlife biologist and what he knows about native swans is incredible, but what he knew or didn’t know about bird feeding was surprising. Most of it comes from Singapore, Ethiopia and Burma. Some days you get bunches and bunches, other times you might feel totally rejected by them.

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