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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Even more so, was locating a family of Dusky Babblers , these rarely encountered birds occur mostly in inaccessible regions of South Sudan and northern Uganda, and this was my only lifebird of the trip. The future of these tribal cultures faces considerable uncertainty.

Ethiopia 237
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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

10,000 Birds

The tensions run high and protests against the government, sometimes violent, are not uncommon. Yet, protests take place in larger urban centres – places that eco-tourists and birders commonly avoid. The result is a country hurtling towards bankruptcy, with hardly any money to import gasoline, milk, cooking gas and toilet paper.”

Sri Lanka 147