Friday 4 September 2015

Africa Geographic: Logging Off


It’s the Upper Guinea rainforest that makes a birding trip to Ghana so spectacular. One of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet, it harbours almost 20 endemic bird species, including the white-necked picathartes. But as Adam Riley points out, this almost-mythical species’ days are likely to be numbered if logging and bushmeat hunting continue to take their toll.

Click here to read this article from Africa Geographic submitted by Adam Riley.