10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2022
The Congo is one of the deepest rivers in the world with depths sometimes exceeding 220 meters (720 feet). The Congo Basin is 300,000 square miles (777,000 square kilometres) in size and its forests store 25 per cent of tropical forest carbon. million hectares of forest cover each year.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2012
The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia and with one as far afield as Australia. Carmine bee-eaters occur throughout most of Subsaharan Africa, and many populations migrate widely post breeding.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Christian Boix left his native Spain to become an ornithologist at the University of Cape Town and a tour guide for Tropical Birding, specialising in new destinations throughout Africa. Keith Barnes has birded Africa intensively for 30 years and has led tours on the continent for the last 15 years, after creating the company Tropical Birding.
Critter News
JULY 12, 2009
A post-mortem is being conducted on Bariyanga, a mountain gorilla found dead in Virunga. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas. There are now only five members left in her group. This link takes you to a picture of her.
Critter News
JANUARY 27, 2009
Surprisingly, the mountain gorillas have prospered under the rule of the Congo rebels. In contrast, the 2007 murders of 10 gorillas occurred under the Congolese government's control. The new tally brings the Virunga mountain gorillas to an estimated 211—including 10 babies born during the rangers' absence.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 11, 2008
Of course, there is more war in the Congo. And the mountain gorillas are once again vulnerable. The rebels have taken over the wildlife rangers' headquarters and the gorillas are unprotected. About 200 of the 700 remaining mountain gorillas are in this forest. Always, always, war. They don't breed in captivity.
Critter News
JULY 24, 2009
The Last Great Ape Organization in Cameroon is only one of them, but it's the only law enforcement nongovernmental organization in Africa. Tags: africa bush meat congo gorillas endangered species cameroon. At least there are activists in African countries themselves that are working to stop this practice.
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