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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds. The timber industry-led assault on this resource is building towards ecological catastrophe.

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