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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

According to the World Bank, up to 80 percent of Ghana’s forests had been destroyed by illegal logging by 2008. Although this hunting is in many cases illegal it is brazenly undertaken by hunters, and their victims (including endangered species) are commonly sold along the main roads of the country. million hectares in 2007.

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GHANA – Upper Guinea Forest Birding at its best!

10,000 Birds

Ankasa Resource Reserve close to the Ivory Coast Border – travelling in style! It taunted us whilst calling from an undisclosed perch until finally it revealed itself allowing the distinctive black throat stripe and dark spotted breast to be examined and just as a troop of Spot-nosed Monkeys pass right by us! Truly fantastic.

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