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Fire and Rain

10,000 Birds

Over the last two weeks, we raised our faces and sniffed. Not only did this lead to the historical demand that fire be suppressed — it also created, I think, an emotional, aesthetic reaction to burned landscapes. Conservation black-backed woodpecker endangered species fire olive-sided flycatcher'

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Despite birding in shattered forests with the constant background whine of chainsaws, the birding is phenomenal, with an incredible diversity and volume of rare and endangered species. Whether permits being issued are for selective harvesting or not, what is undeniable is that these reserves are being clear-felled.

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