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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has recently ruled the practice of bird hunting using glue traps to be illegal due to the harm the method causes to songbirds. Many EU countries have banned this practice, but France is one of the countries that still allows it.
Courtesy of Michelle Cheung.
Read MoreRecently, there has been a sudden spike in cases involving cruelty to birds in Hong Kong, with most of the animals suffering severe injuries as a result of the serious violence inflicted. It is important to remember that all animals are deserving of protection and that if you see animals being abused, respond by stopping the assailant and inform the Hong Kong Police immediately.
Courtesy of Marco Poon
Read MoreNew research has demonstrated for the first time that artificial intelligence (AI) can recognise individual birds in the wild. It is the first successful attempt at performing individual recognition on small birds and uses technology which is similar to software that remembers faces on social media.
Courtesy of Amelia Wang.
Read MoreA federal judge in New York has invalidated rule changes by the Trump administration that allowed individuals and corporations to kill large numbers of migratory birds as long as they could prove they did not intentionally set out to do so.
Read MoreFrance will be outlawing hunting birds with glue traps after the European commission has threatened legal action and fines.
Courtesy of Arial Ng.
Read MoreRead about three of the more recent cases of cruelty to birds in Hong Kong.
Courtesy of Jamia Lam
Read MoreScientists at The University of Hong Kong (“HKU”) Conservation Forensics Laboratory have combined their knowledge and expertise to develop methods and tools that will hopefully be employed in stopping illegal wildlife crime in Hong Kong.
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