2002, Hunting, Primates and Species

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

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2022

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. Mammals include Western Lowland Gorilla, Forest Elephant and Forest Buffalo, and eleven diurnal primates.

Central African Republic

Central African Republic Congo Gabon Gorillas

Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. We also knew we had discovered Africa’s next hot birding destination.

Ghana

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia

Animal Rights Zone

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

Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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