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As hantavirus fears mount, birders defend Argentine cruise city as avian paradise

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The first cases, a Dutch man and his wife, who died nearly three weeks after him, had spent more than three months traveling through Argentina, Chile and Uruguay on a birding trip before they boarded the Hondius in Ushuaia, Argentina’s southernmost city, on April 1, according to the WHO. That trip “included visits to sites … Read more

Colombia has nearly 2,000 types of birds. Discover some of the species birders flock there to see.

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Colombia, with its varied geography, has about 2,000 species of birds — more than any other country in the world.  All those species of birds have become an important part of a growing ecotourism industry. It brings in millions of dollars to Colombia’s economy, and bird watchers — birders, as they’re known — are flocking … Read more