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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

10,000 Birds

Upon arrival we were given strict and non-flexible rules: never go even one inch off the ice paths, never allow the tiniest piece of litter to escape, never interact in any way with the wildlife, and cause absolutely no environmental damage. How it raised its chicks? Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song?

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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

10,000 Birds

Suspecting they still occurred, we went to considerable effort searching unsuccessfully for picathartes, our suspicions all but confirmed when several hunters I interviewed said they knew the bird and claimed they still existed. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon.