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KwaZulu-Natal

10,000 Birds

After one 3 year stint, they left with 131,405 specimens including birds, mammals, reptiles, plants and even human remains (which were only recently repatriated for burial in Africa!) Rudd’s Apalis is a restricted range species that occurs along the Zululand coastal belt. Image by Hugh Chittenden. Image by Hugh Chittenden.

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We Should Kill More Lions

10,000 Birds

In addition the Selous Game Reserve is functionally linked with the 42,000 km2 Niassa Game Reserve in Mozambique, and this is another important factor that ensures its integrity. With no permanent habitation inside its boundaries, human disturbance is low. You protect an entire ecosystem that holds 350 bird species.

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