10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

And what I am saying here doesn’t only apply to his Sri Lanka guide, but to all the others as well (these include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Suriname). Whittaker’s research aims to disprove the centuries-old assumption that birds do not have a sense of smell.

Sri Lanka 238

Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

I wasn’t there to birdwatch, however, I was volunteering with Wildlife ACT, a conservation organisation that provides science monitoring to the parks of Zululand in South Africa (and increasingly, beyond). The first Lions to be re-introduced to Rwanda a few days ago were sourced from Tembe.

South Africa 148

South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 148

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

The little known Red-faced is found in moist broad-leafed woodlands of very southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and remote north-west Tanzania. He discovered numerous new species for science including this barbet and was the first person to confirm the existence of both Gorillas and Pygmies.

Ethiopia 238

Ethiopia Tanzania Africa Uganda 238