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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

If you want to know what happened on August 31, 1984, I can name at least one event: In the Padang-Sugihan Wildlife Reserve in South Sumatra province, a Large Frogmouth was mobbed by a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, as described here. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. Then, there are raptors. of its hunts are successful.

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Sani Lodge Birdwatching

10,000 Birds

The community of Sani has experienced the life changing forces of ecoturism and now are totally focused on forest conservation, customer satisfaction, health and education for their children. Their forest neighbors to the north the Cyabeno Wildlife Reserve with 1,500,000 acres.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

10,000 Birds

Says the prosecution to this: “Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song? Throughout his professional career, Chris has maintained a commitment to bridging his research interests with grassroots conservation. You see, the bird was collected for scientific study. Or how gracefully it flew? Where and how it gathered food?