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Birding Singapore

10,000 Birds

Would it worry you to sit next to me on a plane or train and listen to this kind of information for several hours? Lesser Whistling Ducks are “not threatened by hunting as they are not considered good to eat” ( Wikipedia ). Well, you could always pretend to fall asleep. Or move to another seat. Lucky ducks.

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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

10,000 Birds

Logging roads have opened up vast areas to commercial hunting, leading to industrial-scale poaching and a more than 60 per cent drop in the region’s Forest Elephant population in less than a decade. Ba’Aka people are among the most well-known representatives of an ancient hunter-gatherer lifestyle.