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Ligers in China

Critter News

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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Birding Shanghai in August 2023

10,000 Birds

The third shrike seen in Shanghai this month was the Tiger Shrike. It looks at factors determining the presence of Black-winged Kites on Taiwan, where the species is a new resident. Interestingly, the factors cited there may also explain the expanding presence of the species in Shanghai.

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Birding Shanghai in September 2022

10,000 Birds

The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). This is the dark blue adult male (also shown on top of this post).

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