Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 12, 2006

To the Editor: Re “ Ebola Imperils Gorilla Species in Congo Republic ” (news article, Dec. Historically, these diseases have been studied only when they affect human populations or domestic animals. In 2003, I was in the sanctuary described in your article and collected samples from those dead animals.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Gorillas Congo 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

He collected in … the Belgian Congo, where he died of hemorrhagic fever at Bangala … According to his obituary in The Times (8 November 1890), he witnessed a cannibal banquet in the Upper Congo and was accused by Stanley of instigating it.”

Elephants 147

Elephants Birds Congo Africa 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2015

As noted in their entry the Handbook of the Birds of the World, they are unusual in their close association with palms (hence the name) and in building mud nests (in palms or human buildings). They are also found in patches of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and also north through Zambia, the Congo and Tanzania (just poking into Kenya).

Mozambique 164

Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe Namibia 164

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The latter species is now nearly an Albertine endemic, as the region of western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DR Congo is an area high in interesting endemics. Bats, it seems, are the reservoir of many zoonoses that cause humans, and other creatures, so many issues. And then there’s the bats.

Pythons 183

Pythons Bats Uganda Burundi 183

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Birding here is a joy, further augmented by the world’s most intact mammalian megafuana, fascinating tribal cultures, breath-taking scenery and the cradle of human history. Nowhere in the world are birds as colorful, easy to see and abundant as in Africa! And Africa is the ONLY continent without an extinct bird to boot!

Papua New Guinea 219

Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 219

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

This remote region of Cryptosepalum forests is little changed by human hands (somewhat of a rarity in these times of devastating habitat destruction) yet this species has not been relocated despite extensive searches by birders (including myself). Their generic name Gymnobucco translates to “naked-trumpeter” as a result of these features.

Ethiopia 230

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 230