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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

We want to help the birding tourism industry come back strong from the COVID pandemic. Herbert Byaruhanga , affectionately known as “Papa” or father of tourism, is one of Uganda’s most distinguished bird guides. Black-chested snake Eagle with a snake at Matheniko Wildlife Reserve Eastern Uganda. Shoebill at Mabamba Swamp.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

With a worldwide pandemic still raging the tourism industry has taken a massive hit. For example, I never would have gotten that picture of a Lilac-breasted Roller in Uganda at the top of this post without the help of Herbert Byaruhanga. The post We Want to Help the Birding Tourism Industry appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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MARCH 1, 2021

We did this to help our favorite industry come back, to some small degree, from the ravages of COVID. It was a fun month with posts from places as varied as Greece and Uganda, Costa Rica and India. Bird Uganda Safaris. But, as you’ve probably noticed, we’re not out of the pandemic yet. Costa Rica. Macaw Lodge.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Since the 1990s, Briggs has researched and authored several pioneering Bradt Guides to destinations that were then – and in some cases still are – otherwise practically uncharted by the travel publishing industry.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

While there is a lot left to be done when it comes to research and nature protection in many tropical countries, there are not that many jobs in that line of work, and ecotourism seem to be the industry of choice. Uganda (987 / 1083). Taking as a rule, the higher figure is more accurate. The Oriental realm. Indonesia (1615 / 1603).

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APRIL 15, 2015

We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! The timber industry-led assault on this resource is building towards ecological catastrophe. I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa.

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