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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

10,000 Birds

The bird-richest region of Africa is its equatorial East: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi (unlike the rest, the last one, Burundi, is politically unstable and not recommendable). The greatest wildlife spectacles in the world! Serengeti NP protects a huge swathe of almost 15,000 km2 / 6000 mi2 in north-west Tanzania.

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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

10,000 Birds

The park was created as much to protect the local communities from marauding elephants with a hatred of dangerous humans and a lack of interest in the differences between nations as it was to protect the elephants. The first Lions to be re-introduced to Rwanda a few days ago were sourced from Tembe.

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Virunga Wildlife Rangers On the Offensive Against Militias

Critter News

The Congolese rangers protect the wildlife in Virunga National Park, the most famous inhabitants of which are the 700 remaining mountain gorillas. Tags: virunga rwanda africa congo gorillas endangered species. These rangers are very brave people with possibly the most dangerous jobs in the world.

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