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Cormorant fishing has been a tradition for over 1,300 years. Climate change might spell its end.

Commercially popular fishing methods put the tradition at risk of disappearing. More sediment, falling water levels, and higher temperatures are making it harder to fish. Under the light of the moon, ...
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How a Skilled Chinese Man Trains Birds to Catch Fish

Discover the ancient Chinese tradition of cormorant fishing, where a skilled fisherman trains birds to catch fish with remarkable precision. Watch as he builds trust with his cormorants, teaching them ...
The New York Times

CORMORANT FISHING.; BIRDS TRAINED TO CATCH FISH--A CHINESE PRACTICE IN ENGLAND--A SPORT SUPERIOR TO ANCIENT FALCONRY.

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The New York Times

THE FISHING CORMORANT; HOW THE CHINESE ANGLER SECURES A CATCH. INTELLIGENT BIRDS WHICH DO THE WORK OF HOOK AND LINE WHILE THEIR MASTER PLACIDLY SMOKES.

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Nature

Cormorant Fishing in China

IT is sometimes said that since the neolithic age man has made no progress in domesticating wild creatures, except for the improvements made in the breeds of animals domesticated at that time. But the ...