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'Bird's nest' boom in Malaysia sparks protests
KLANG (Malaysia)(AFP) - Thousands of bird “motels” have opened across Malaysia to lure the swiftlets whose nests are harvested to make bird’s nest soup, a costly delicacy in Chinese cuisine.But as the business booms and flocks of swiftlets
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Cuckoo included in endangered birds
THE call of the cuckoo is disappearing from Britain’s countryside, according to the latest research that adds the well-loved species to a growing “red list” of the country’s most endangered birds for the first time. The unmistakable
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Man held with rare birds strapped to his socks
THERE are two types of budgie smugglers - both an arresting sight. One is the famously tight pair of trunks worn by Daniel Craig as 007. The other, however, is far less easy to spot. The latter was caught by inspectors at a US airport
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