10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

At Bird Uganda Safaris, Herbert and his team established a project Saving Primates through which they have been raising funds to support these groups with food relief, seeds to plant, and will further continue supporting the with more skills in various services that are demanded by tourists.

Uganda 222

Uganda Rwanda Birds Industry 222

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

Geladas are the sole survivors of a once abundant branch of primates that historically foraged across the grasslands of Africa, the Mediterranean and India. they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. Geladas spend the fist few hours of the morning grooming and socializing at the edge of their cliffs. Photo by Adam Riley.

Ethiopia 161

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 161

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

And apart from local people, primate researchers sometimes spot it, but it is a species seen by fewer than ten living birders. A few years ago, in the American Birding Association FB group I posted a question: Where would you go if funds weren’t a problem? Day after day went by, with much sound but no sight of the peacocks.

Congo 264

Congo Africa South Africa Madagascar 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators. Each of these ‘families’ consists of a single mating pair and 1-5 ‘helpers’ who assist in raising the young. Together these family groups form a clan and the clans defend this territory from other neighboring clans.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In the former, a female lays her fertilized egg in the nest of another species, in the hopes that her offspring will be raised by the unwitting hosts. In the latter, three or more adult individuals contribute to the raising of offspring. fledglings per group per season. It turns out that the two strategies may be related.

Breeders 210

Breeders Breeding Birds Groups 210

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. Ghana has the dubious distinction of being the first country to have lost a major primate species since the Convention on Biological Diversity came into force: Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus was declared extinct in 2000 due to forest destruction.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 199