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Wildlife Rescued in Trinidad and Tobago

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Three corrupt police officers in Trinidad and Tobago robbed a couple of Venezuelan wildlife smugglers and were subsequently arrested themselves. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime trafficking. There was also over 400 lbs of "wild meat" (I don't want to know what that could be!).

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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

10,000 Birds

Here are the results: 3 per cent of respondents (in no particular order): Trinidad and Tobago, Chile, Tanzania, Madagascar. Before I present the statistics, I should repeat that I had no intention of doing research, that 71 birders is a rather small number, but I still found some answers statistically important and worth sharing.

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Hawking for Nighthawks

10,000 Birds

The vocal seedeaters remain prized possessions for many rural citizens here, some have heavy price tags around their necks; unfortunately confining them to a lifetime of incarceration. The two Old World species mentioned here were imported and sold as pets – but were often released as neither species were competent singers.

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