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Birding Di Linh, Vietnam (Part 1)

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Di Linh is a town and district in South Vietnam a bit less than 2 hours southwest of Dalat. It is the kind of small place that still offers some living space to birds right in the town – witness this Chestnut-tailed Starling nesting in a lamppost.

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Some Pittas of South Vietnam

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When writing about pittas, even the normally rather reserved HBW sounds more like to a teenage Taylor Swift fan than a neutral scientist: “Elusive jewels of Asian forests, these striking passerines are adorned in some of the purest colors of any bird …” … which is immediately followed by the warning “… yet their (..)

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Birding Cat Tien NP, Vietnam (Part 1)

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Cat Tien National Park is a protected area approximately 150 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City, and on weekends, it seems to be quite an attraction for young upper-middle-class Vietnamese.

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Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 2)

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If you are more into virology than ornithology, you might be better off following a different blog – or you could check out this paper : “Detection of a novel astrovirus from a black-naped monarch ( Hypothymis azurea) in Cambodia” The post Birding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 2) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Vietnam Getting into Swift Nest Business

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Already a $200 million a year industry largely concentrated in Malaysia and Thailand, the farming of swifts is now being ramped up in Vietnam. While eating the nests of swifts is nothing new, the large-scale production of these nests is.

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Bush Meat, Trafficking Decimate Vietnam

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From Vietnam News. Tags: vietnam exotic meats wildlife trafficking bush meat endangered species. Sounds just awful. But the problem is the high demand for these products. In Viet Nam, hunting and trade in wild animals had been alarming, he said.

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What would you recommend to build this DR. PLANTS tank (Desert tank). Or who to pay to make it.

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Please give me options based on my location, Hanoi, Vietnam. That's the link to the video. Thanks a lot if you can help me. And where can I get the animals mentioned? submitted by /u/CombinationStunning8 [link] [comments]

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