A year ago, the country was shocked by the news that hundreds of thousands of wild birds were being poached along their migratory route on the border of Guangdong and Hunan . This spawned a series of investigative reports from media outlets across the country to uncover how these birds were ending up - through a thriving underground industry - on the dinner plates of Guangdong residents who were "crazy about wild tastes" - wild animals, migratory birds, and even domestic cats and dogs. This week, it was revealed that a favourite delicacy of Guangdong gourmets, the yellow-breasted bunting, is now officially as rare as the giant panda. The International Union...
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