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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

This bee-eater is another bird species with a somewhat underwhelming work ethic. The Blue-throated Bee-eater is much smaller than its relative, and easier to see as it likes to hunt from open wires rather than inside the forest. At Sepilok, it can be hard to avoid taking photos of some non-birds, such as primates.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

Animal Person

It caught just one fin whale compared with a target of 50 in the hunt that began in November. Here are some highlights: Mantle: "How do you respond to: Yeah, you may find something that benefits humans, but it's not worth it and it's not ethically right?" Re: Trajectory of humans versus primates. That's one result.

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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. Official estimates suggest that logging is proceeding at about four million cubic meters per annum – four times the sustainable rate.

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