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Taxidermy: Collect mounted animals from South African Safari | jacksonville.com

A Collect Calling: John Shadd's life is a zoo - sort of | jacksonville.com:

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Jon M. Fletcher/The Times-Union

John L. Shadd began collecting mounted animals after going on a South African safari in 1994. His menagerie now includes a giraffe (left) and full-size ostrich (right).

"Shadd, a lifelong resident of Union County, has collected mounted animals since taking a South African safari in 1994. Amassing the collection, easily more than 100 mounted specimens, has led to hunts throughout the United States and Canada, including a trip by single-engine plane above the Arctic Circle to bring home a moose.

Shadd has acquired other animals through taxidermy auctions around the country."

Timepiece & Watch: Christie's Hong Kong Auction on 30 May 2011

Christie's Hong Kong Spring Sale of Important Watches on 30 May 2011:

"HONG KONG.- Watch enthusiasts, beginners and seasoned collectors can look forward to an extremely wide array of magnificent timepieces at Christie’s Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale on 30 May 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre."

Six Rare Book Fairs All Around the World + Articles about rare books | ILAB-LILA

Melbourne - Hong Kong - Stuttgart - Ludwigsburg - San Francisco - Hobart - Six Rare Book Fairs All Around the World - Articles about rare books,... - ILAB-LILA:

Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg 2011

By Jörn Harbeck

"The German fairs are unusual in that items from the catalogue can not be snapped up immediately after the opening of the fair. In fact they can not be sold within the first hour. If more than one person expresses an interest in an item from the fair catalogue in that first hour, then tickets are drawn to determine who will be the lucky buyer!"

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The Cerrado: Unusual Animals in Brazil’s Other Biodiverse Region threatened #Squidoo

The Cerrado: Brazil’s Other Biodiverse Region Loses Ground by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360:

"The cerrado has its own rich array of unusual mammals, including armadillos, anteaters, tapirs, and maned wolves, as well as thousands of endemic vascular plants adapted to drought and fire. But while the cerrado shares a place with the Amazon on Conservation International’s list of the world’s top 25 biodiversity hotspots, so far the outrage over its devastation has remained minimal."

Laws remain weak, and commercial pressures
to clear the cerrado continue to grow.