10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

When I last visited the town almost 10 years ago, it had a Wild West feel, and Wikipedia claims that it is “an important location for trade with Myanmar, in both legal and illegal goods and services” but it seemed pretty tame to me this time. Not a great situation given the chronic housing shortage in suitable environments.

Myanmar 186

Myanmar Sri Lanka Nepal Birds 186

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I returned home with very mixed feelings, which have spurred this article. These strange birds are two species in their own family; White-necked or Yellow-headed, endemic to the Upper Guinea forests and Grey-necked or Red-headed, restricted to Lower Guinea forests. Ghana’s people are just as friendly as before.

Ghana 196

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The result is a really good read, a suspenseful true-crime narrative that reads like a novel yet also probes real-life questions focused on the purpose of natural history museum collections and the ethics of closely gated “hobbyist” communities. Excellent, thorough Index.

Collecting 104

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 104