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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. My adventure to the Omo Valley started with a flight from Ethiopia’s bustling capital, Addis Ababa, to Arba Minch, the largest city in southern Ethiopia. Yellow-billed Stork. Mursi woman.

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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

10,000 Birds

The tensions run high and protests against the government, sometimes violent, are not uncommon. Yet, protests take place in larger urban centres – places that eco-tourists and birders commonly avoid. The result is a country hurtling towards bankruptcy, with hardly any money to import gasoline, milk, cooking gas and toilet paper.”

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