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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Or, to keep the priceless feathers hidden away in drawers, protected in small plastic bags, prized in secret. Irreplaceable scientific evidence, part of our ornithological heritage, has been exchanged for the opportunity for a few tiers to re-create Victorian salmon ties. Photograph used in image section of The Feather Thief.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Africa’s only rainforest canopy walkway in Kakum National Park. million hectares in 2007.

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