Breeding China illegal 
Critter News
JULY 13, 2009
From the China Daily. The trade in TCM {Traditional Chinese Medicine} products has also been growing at an annual rate of 10 percent, which has seriously impacted medicinal plant and animal populations, though more than half of plants and animals being used by TCM are from artificial propagation or captive breeding.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2019
The only wildcat I found was illegally killed by hunters during closed season. These handsome finches breed in the far north of Europe and come here for the winter only. Within its Belt and Road Initiative, China asked for this location for the new harbour. I barely started when some sulphur (a.k.a.
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Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2010
Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. Cross-breeding two protected species is completely against nature. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution. From Focus Taiwan.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2022
Readers with a pornographic mindset will enjoy the following information about the Dusky Moorhen: “Simultaneously promiscuous, forming breeding groups of 2–7 apparently unrelated birds; individuals sometimes switch groups between seasons. If you are thinking of having kids, let this photo be a warning to you. ” (HBW).
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2022
Similar to the (fortunately now gradually changing) situation among humans in China, these birds seem to prefer males over females. It is almost certainly a rumor that writing a post about Australia and not mentioning dingos is illegal, but why take the risk?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 9, 2023
The Bar-backed Partridge is a species of partridge found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. If I can give you some advice: Better not be a bird in China. Unsurprisingly, it is.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
A paper on the Chestnut-vented Nuthatch titled “Nest-Site Features and Breeding Ecology of Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis in Southwestern China” has 8 authors. While the HBW describes their presence in China as “very local”, they seem to be very common at Tongbiguan.
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