10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2012
Gray-necked or Red-headed Picathartes in Korup National Park, Cameroon. A Gray-necked Picathartes nesting colony in Cameroon. Here local people consider these birds the sacred guardians of their nesting rock formations (which are believed to house ancestral spirits), and have protected their colonies for generations.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Let's keep our fingers crossed that it provides effective protection. Cameroon, with one of Africa’s highest rates of deforestation, has set up a new national park to protect gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants and a rare type of antelope called bongo. Tags: conservation africa park gorillas endangered species cameroon.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
He is a writer and communicator whose day jobs have taken him to six continents and more than 25 countries, including Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kenya, and Cameroon. His fascination with birds and nature began at the age of four or five, and he now works full time in conservation of Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River birds and ecosystems.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Image taken by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours in Cameroon. Their nests are also a messy structure due to protective thorns on the outside, but the interior is constructed of softer grasses. Photo taken by Adam Riley in Uganda. Malimbus – the Malimbes The Red-vented Malimbe displays the typical malimbe black and red plumage.
Critter News
AUGUST 18, 2008
Tania Julie Siyam, a 32-year-old Canadian art dealer, has been sentenced to serve 60 months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine for illegally smuggling ivory from Cameroon to the United States. The sentence follows a long running international investigation by special agents of the U.S, District Court to four federal felony charges.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . All these forests are in “protected” forest reserves, however at some, logging permits are reportedly being issued for harvesting of these forests. What makes Ghana so special?
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