10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2021

” Would C**k-of-the Rocks and condors represent Peru with flashy dances and incredible feats of flight? Some might even protest at being kept separate, raising their voices as they eye the main conference birds with hungry intent. At the largest of conferences, logistical and cultural issues could be a real problem.

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Costa Rica Belize Guatemala Protesters 227

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

More dramatically memorable is Dunn’s experience in Bolivia, where he hoped to travel to Chalalan Lodge, an eco-lodge run by the local indigenous population, but ends up facing the 2019 election protests with blockades and a threat of violence at every road leaving the city.

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Costa Rica Brazil Bolivia Ecuador 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Letters and emails by the thousand poured into the commissioners’ offices, protesting its crane hunting proposal. Kentucky Dept.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 241