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Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

Image by Adam Riley Since 2011, the list of Critically Endangered species (meaning they are facing an extremely high risk of extinction) has risen from 189 to 197, and Endangered (facing a very high risk of extinction) from 381 to 389. In this blogpost I will discuss ten of the 60 endangered species that are resident on the African continent.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season. 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. Is there a solution?

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