Critter News

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This whole mess reminds me of other similar situations.Kosovo, Bosnia, Rwanda. Clearly, I haven't been following this as I should have been. Right now, I am frustrated with the EU and the UN. There is a crisis and the UN and the EU do the proverbial "fiddling while Rome burns."

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Congo Gorillas Bosnia Rwanda 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

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).

Africa 236

Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda 236

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JULY 15, 2015

The first Lions to be re-introduced to Rwanda a few days ago were sourced from Tembe. Lions were re-introduced to the park a few years ago and have done so well the park now serves as a source of Lions for translocations.

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South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 154

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MAY 8, 2012

The Shoebill’s center of distribution are the Sudd Swamps along the Nile in South Sudan, with smaller numbers occurring into southwestern Ethiopia, Uganda, western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo (DRC) with an isolated southern population in the Bengwuelu Swamps of north-eastern Zambia.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 249

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015).

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Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Mammals 188

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea and Panama top the list. 10 Rwanda (670 sp. / Malaysia, Rwanda and Ecuador top my wish list. 1 en), French Guyana (727 sp. / 8 Honduras (778 sp. /

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Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Central African Republic Guyana 224

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The latter species is now nearly an Albertine endemic, as the region of western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DR Congo is an area high in interesting endemics. And then there’s the bats. And for all that I am playing with how dangerous these bats are, the fact is they probably aren’t.

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Pythons Bats Uganda Burundi 203

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JUNE 21, 2018

And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea, Panama and Haiti top the list. Nyungwe National Park, photo Rwanda Development Board. Sources: 1 Rwanda, African Bird Club.

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Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 235

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Forget the old news, Rwanda of today is one of Africa’s safest, cleanest and most stable countries. The “Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife” gives you the info how and where to look for both birds and mammals (not just primates, the title is somewhat misleading). Is there a need to say anything more?

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Rwanda Primates Wildlife Gorillas 222

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JUNE 30, 2022

These include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique and Rwanda, among others, all of which are regularly updated for new editions. In recent years he authored the first English-language guidebook to Suriname and an overhauled 600-page guidebook to Sri Lanka, both published by Bradt.

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Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Protesters 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Mountain Gorillas are best observed in Uganda or Rwanda And to avoid – currently, one needs to be very cautious if planning a trip to Ivory Coast, Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (the People’s Republic or Congo-Brazzaville is however safe), Burundi, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and a few other unstable nations.

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Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Tanzania 246

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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. From northern Tanzania, Black-collared is replaced by Brown-breasted , and further north again by Black-billed. Banded is an attractive species endemic to Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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Ethiopia Tanzania Uganda Africa 250

Critter News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Tags: virunga rwanda africa congo gorillas endangered species.

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Congo Rwanda Gorillas Wildlife 100