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Japan Set for Whale Hunt Despite Earthquake and Tsunami

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The ABC reports five crews from the town of Ayukawa have joined the hunt, even though the tsunami destroyed Ayukawa Whaing's storage facility and carried its fleet of three whaling vessels hundreds of metres inland, where they remain. From Radio New Zealand.

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Crested Serpent-eagle

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This species ranges from India to Japan and south down Borneo. They live in forests and along forest edges where they specialise in hunting snakes and lizards. The Spilornis serpent-eagles are represented by a number of insular species and one widespread mainland species, the Crested Serpent-eagle.

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Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)

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While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. es de altaner ía. ( The pursuit of love. is like falconry.).

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A winter miscellany

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I don’t like the prefix Eurasian, but this is a bird that deserves it, as it occurs all the way east to Japan. It was a Barn Owl, or what country people around here still call the White Owl, hunting the water meadows at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The exception was a single (Eurasian) Nuthatch.

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Bird-Eating Fish

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It has also found its way to Japan where it is considered to be an invasive species. Now and then individual catfish of various species hunt nearer the surface and larger catfish such as the American Channel Cat will take a duck or other water bird. It is sometimes known as the European Catfish. Cucherousset, J., Boulêtreau, S.,

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"The Cove" Is Getting Attention

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It's a documentary about an annual Japanese dolphin hunt that occurs in the village of Taiji. Tags: oceans dolphin hunt Japan hunting. It's gruesome, bloody and disturbing. It has just been screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Here is a glowing review from Joel Reynolds with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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SeaWorld Upset by Dophin Slaughter Film "The Cove"

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They are basically portrayed as benefiting from the horrific hunting and capture of dolphins in Japan. Tags: captivity dolphin marine life Japan amusement parks. It is not a favorable portrayal.