Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 12, 2006
To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Whether it is the Ebola virus in gorillas, the H5N1 avian influenza virus in birds or SARS, we are understanding that the implications of infectious disease for wildlife and humans are becoming one and the same.
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2022
Hot summer days, often reaching 40C/104F, time to open another beer and dream of birding some cooler place, a place where deep shade of tall trees controls the heat… Perhaps the world’s second largest rainforest? The Congo is one of the deepest rivers in the world with depths sometimes exceeding 220 meters (720 feet).
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2012
These charismatic, colorful and finely formed birds are favorites amongst birders from experts to novices, and lie within the group of birds whose beauty even non-birders really appreciate. Besides being colorful and energetic, another plus of these lovely birds is that they are relatively easy to track down.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
I had planned to do another story today, but my laptop, sick of endless David Attenborough DVDs, Skyrim and searches of birding in South Africa made a break for it and took a swan dive off my bed. Birding Trips diseases Ebola fruit bats Uganda' The resulting damage to the screen means that I am exiled back to my very ancient desktop.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Slightly larger than Wales and about the size of the US state of Maryland, this country’s lure is its 703 bird species and three dozen Albertine Rift endemics among them. Ken Behrens is a tour guide for Tropical Birding, originally from Idaho, but now lives in Madagascar. This man is driven, but he gets the birds…”.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2011
Adam Riley, owner and managing director of Rockjumper Birding Tours , is a world birder if ever there was one, but has a special place in his heart for his home continent. Adam will be leading 10,000 Birds readers on an amazing odyssey into Africa starting… now! And Africa is the ONLY continent without an extinct bird to boot!
Critter News
JUNE 26, 2009
Dozens of animals have been killed by armed groups at Africa's oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, park officials and environmental groups said Tuesday. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. Lots of animals have died since the beginning of the year.
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