10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

While entering our double kayak I asked Andrew Hester, a local bird expert, if bilharzia is present in the shallows of the Ngotwane Dam, further down the river. nubicoides ) using them as a high viewpoint to hunt dragonflies. Vervet Monkey c. We were now paddling upstream where riverbanks narrowed to 40 – 50 feet.

Botswana 195

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 195

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ]. and near-endemic Golden-backed Uakari monkeys ( Cacajao melanocephalus ). Hoatzin is one of the species I always dreamed to see, and then I forgot they are possible on this tour, so I didn’t expect them!

Dolphins 263

Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

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. Although the larger, edible birds are all but gone from most of Ghana’s forests, as mentioned, the birding was superb.

Ghana 196

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 196