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Slaughter of the song birds [1]

Songbirds are a culinary delicacy in Cyprus — but catching and eating them is illegal. Even so, the practice is on the rise and could be threatening rare species.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
28/01/2016
Shaoni Bhattacharya [3]
Nature [4]
529
452-455
Tags:
Birds [5], Illegal Trade [6], Wildlife Trade [7], Endangered Species [8], Cyprus [9], Poaching [10], Europe [11]
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[2] http://www.nature.com/news/slaughter-of-the-song-birds-1.19222
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyprus
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe