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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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Back home I meticulously planned the perfect birding route based on our explorations, made the bookings and confirmed the first commercial birding tour to Ghana. According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. million hectares in 2007.

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Landon

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“Landon was raised illegally by a man who imprinted her and then released her. I think Lisa could write a whole book on crow enrichment (see photos, including the fourth one of Landon running with a noisemaker on New Year’s Eve). “Landon had a fan club, and regular visitors came to sneak her peanuts.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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In contrast, the females need to make sure not to get duped into raising actual cuckoos – the buntings are a targeted host species ( source ). Unfortunately, Hen Harriers die disproportionally near British Grouse moors – most likely killed illegally by people hunting grouse for sports ( source ). There is (or was?)

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