10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Slightly larger than Wales and about the size of the US state of Maryland, this country’s lure is its 703 bird species and three dozen Albertine Rift endemics among them. and to get my bearings I need some, however rough sketch of the area. The smaller en route sites such as Mukura and Gishwati forests, Rugezi marsh, Lake Kivu, etc.,

Rwanda 203

Rwanda Primates Wildlife Gorillas 203

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. We are facing a plague of poaching that is again decimating the species. A different research says, from 2002 to 2011 the known populations of forest elephants declined by 62%.

Elephants 181

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 181

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2011

Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. A single large spider monkey, which might be out of view, equals a large number of lightly built and small birds which may be scattered across the landscape. Amphibian’s and Reptiles: 3.4

Mammals 173

Mammals Rodents Birds Reptiles 173