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A Little Tern flagged in Taiwan visits Australia

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This indicated that the Little Tern had been captured in Taiwan. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers.

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Huge Numbers of Shark Fins Harvested in Taiwan

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A local group claims Taiwan kills up to 3.86 million sharks each year for their fins.

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A Grey-tailed Tattler flagged In Taiwan returns annually

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You may remember my recent posts where we discovered a Little Tern that had been flagged in Taiwan on Cable Beach. I immediately contacted the banders in Taiwan and they confirmed that it was one of their birds and it had received its metal band and flags on 4th August 2012 at Kinmen Island in Taiwan and had not been observed since!

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Ligers in China

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A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. From Focus Taiwan. The Environmental and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) said Huang, who possesses an array of wildlife, should be dealt with harshly to deter others from copying the behavior.

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Little Terns breeding near Broome

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On one occasion we were able to identify an individual Little Tern that had arrived in Broome from Taiwan at this time of year. The population of Little Tern that visit from Asia breed in Asia and visit Australia in their non-breeding months.

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The Siberian Rubythroat

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Birds breeding in mainland East Russia migrate through mainland China and spend the winter in South-East Asia, while birds ringed in Japan and easternmost Russia were mainly found wintering in Taiwan and the Philippines ( source ).

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Black-faced Spoonbill

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In Taiwan, two major sanctuaries have been allocated as part of the spoonbill recovery program. In Taiwan, where around 60% of the birds spend the winter, they are reliant on the Large-scaled Mullet, but this small fish is also endangered so much of the conservation effort is directed at preserving the spoonbills’ food supply.

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