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Georgian Raptor Protector Up for “Green Oscar”

10,000 Birds

This year’s awards will be handed out on April 27th, and one of the finalists has devoted himself to saving migrating birds of pray from illegal hunting. But along the way, up to 18,000 per year fall victim to illegal hunting for food and sport. Which makes him a formidable candidate for the prestigious prize.

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

We’re looking at an area of Asia southeast of the Malay Peninsula and mainland Southeast Asia, southwest of the Philippines, north and northwest of Australia, west of Papua New Guinea (a boundary called “Lydekker’s Line”), intercut by the equator. The maps on the inside front and back covers help a lot.

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