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Africa
Southern Africa has plenty of relevant websites, especially in a commercial way. Some East African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are also quite well represented but the rest of Africa is rather less well represented; many of the following links are to trip reports based in sites in Europe, North America and Australia. Leading the world in eco-tourism it would be nice to see a little of that revenue put in to promoting birding in Africa through the web. There could be ways for the rest of the world to help. When this Fat Birder went to the Gambia, and when he went to Kenya he took his old binoculars with him to give to a local so that they could make a living out of visitors by learning about the local birds and being able to show them to tourists. It may sound patronising but several people we know have said the same thing - that young men guiding tourists in the Gambia were just about the best at spotting the birds and ID of anyone ever encountered and usually with the crudest of optics. So this is one way many of us can help out and know that what we give goes direct to someone who could use a leg up. |
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This figure is, of course, approximate - and represents 24% of the world total.
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African Bird Sounds
2-Volume Set, NSA 2001 by Claude ChappuisISBN: 119048
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Birds of Africa South of the Sahara
by Ian Sinclair Princeton University Press 2004 Paperback 760 pagesISBN: 1868728579
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Birds of Africa, Volume 6
by Fry, C Hilary\Keith, Stuart, Academic Press 2000ISBN: 0121373061
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Birds of Africa, Volume 7
by Fry, Hilary\Keith, Stuart\Urban, Emil\Woodcock, Martin, Christopher Helm 2004ISBN: 0713665319
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Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands
by Alan and Meg Kemp. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa. 2001. 347 pages.ISBN: 1868727327
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Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands
Birdlife International\Fishpool, Lincoln DC\Evans, Michael I, Pisces 2001ISBN: 187435720X
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Ornithology for Africa
Gordon Lindsay Maclean Paperback - 310 pages (1996) University of Natal PressISBN: 0869807714
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Photographic Guide to Birds of Prey of Southern, Central and East Africa
David Allan, Peter Hayman (Illustrator) Paperback - 144 pages ( 1 November, 1996) New Holland Publishers (UK)ISBN: 1853689033
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Roberts Bird Guide
A Comprehensive Field Guide to Southern Africa's 950 Species Edited by Hugh Chittenden 448 pages, colour illus. Africa Geographic - due June 2007ISBN: 164925
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Sasol Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands
Kemp, Alan\Kemp, Meg\Hayman, Peter*, Struik 2006ISBN: 1770073698
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Where to Watch Birds in Africa
Nigel Wheatley Helm 1995ISBN: 0713640138
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Proact
Coordinator West Africa: Isaiah Tefutor, Ghana Coordinator South Africa: Hannes Cloete, Republic of South Africa
Coordinator Uganda: Proscovia (Prossy) Tusabe, Uganda
Contact your coordinator via mailto:info@proact-campaigns.net
Members in Africa: 38
Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team
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African Bird Club
http://www.africanbirdclub.orgAfrican Bird Club, UK registered charity 1053920, has been established: to provide a worldwide focus for African ornithology; to encourage an interest in the conservation of the birds of the region; to liaise with and promote the work of existing regional societies; to publish a twice-yearly colour bulletin; to encourage observers to visit lesser known areas of the region, and search actively for globally threatened and near-threatened species; to develop a Conservation Fund.
Albertine Rift Conservation Society
http://www.arcos-scora.org/Conservation in the rift valley...
Bushmeat Project
http://www.bushmeat.org/The Bushmeat Project has been established to develop and support community based partnerships that will help the people of Cameroon, the Congos, Gabon, Nigeria, and Central African Republic to develop alternatives to unsustainable bushmeat. The programme is a long-term effort to provide economic and social incentive to people to protect great apes and other endangered wildlife. For more organizational and program details about the Bushmeat Project please read our Action Agenda, as well as the Project`s Mission, Goals and Driving Principles. If you want to join this effort please contact us at bushmeat@biosynergy.org.
Conservation Volunteers for Africa
http://www.conservationafrica.net/We arrange for young people to work on Game and Nature Reserves throughout Southern Africa, playing an active role in Conservation and the maintenance of the Environment – working in intimate association with Game Rangers and Conservationists in the Wild!
Peace Parks Foundation
http://www.peaceparks.org/The primary objective of the Peace Parks Foundation is to promote Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa. Through these proposed peace parks the Foundation is working with governments, the private sector and local communities to protect our environment and unlock the huge economic potential of the region`s tourist industry. The peace parks will help to bind together Southern Africa`s nations in a vast network of sustainable and environmental partnerships, protecting their unique natural inheritance for generations, and promoting a culture of peace and cooperation. We encourage you to support one of the most important initiatives.
TUSK Trust
http://www.tusk.org/The TUSK Trust, instigated by a team of young people determined that their generation will not be the last to experience the true wonder of African wildlife, needs your help. Some of the projects TUSK is aiming to support are outlined here but I would personally like to ask for your support towards this eminently worthy cause...
West African Ornithological Society
http://malimbus.free.fr/The West African Ornithological Society grew out of the Nigerian Ornithologists’ Society, which was founded in February 1964 by John H. Elgood, Professor of Zoology at the University of Ibadan (Nigeria) (he sadly died in 1998 — obituary in Malimbus 21: 74–75, 127–128) and Robert E. Sharland. Its object is to promote scientific interest in the birds of West Africa and to further the region’s ornithology, mainly by means of its journal Malimbus (formerly the Bulletin of the Nigerian Ornithologists’ Society). This journal is biannual and bilingual, a unique feature in Africa...
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African National Parks
http://www.world-national-parks.net/af/af.htmWelcome to the Africa`s National Parks Page - This site is dedicated to providing information on all African National Parks. It is our intent to provide information that will be timely and of assistance in planning a trip, vacation or obtaining data about a park...
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Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!
2003 [March] - Grand Tour - Southern Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho Mozambique Swaziland - Jos Stratford
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/s_africa/Jos-trip/intro.htmThis report is based on the findings of two complementary trips to Southern Africa – a ten-week trip to the west of the sub-continent (Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa) and a fifteen-week trip to the eastern half of the region (Botswana, the east of South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique). The basic aim of the first trip was to cover Namibia in depth, attempting to pick up all the endemics and specialities, while also visiting most of the prime sites in the Western Cape, thereby also seeing the majority of the Cape`s special birds. The second trip had a rather different agenda – in addition to covering the eastern half of the sub-continent and thereby neatly supplementing the species seen in the west, it was also planned around a month of organised survey work in Botswana, covering both wetlands in the Okavango Delta and the south-east of the country...
African Bird Trips
http://www.4-siteplanning.com/africanbirdtrips/indexGiles Mulholland`s impressive collection of trip reports form a number of African countries over many years - excellent source for do-ir-yourself trips!
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*International Bird Guiding Register
http://www.guidedbirding.com/GuidedBirding.com is a new and innovative website developed to provide a single resource on the Web for locating a reliable guide in countries across the world. A valuable, and much needed point of contact that is beneficial to both traveller and guide.
Birding Ecotours
http://www.birdingecotours.co.zaBirding Ecotours, a South African company, aims to provide world-wide birding experiences of superb quality, while contributing to environmental conservation and disadvantaged communities. Please contact us for detailed information, queries and quotations. We are affiliated to Cape Town (South Africa) based pelagic trips and we are happy to help you in every aspect of planning your birding holiday.
East African Safari & Touring Co
http://www.dreamweaver.co.uk/eastafricansafari/navigation.htmEast African Safari & Touring Co Serengeti, Ngorogoro Crater, Selous, Tarangire, Lake Manyara - evocative names that, for most people, define the safari experience as surely as the wildlife that inhabits them. If your previous travel experience was with the Discovery Channel or if you have tried safaris elsewhere, but believe there is still more to experience, Tanzania offers unparalleled game-viewing across as diverse a range of habitats and eco-systems as exist on the continent of Mother Africa. The wealth of options available within the major Tanzanian parks defies comparison with anywhere else on the continent or, indeed, the planet.
Merlan Adventure Tours
http://home.global.co.za/~merlan/The people of the region carry a proud heritage of endeavour, wealth and traditions and the cultural diversity of it`s tribal and western civilizations are united to celebrate the African Century. The wildlife of our subcontinent is legendary and this, combined with our scenic beauty and cultural heritage makes Southern Africa a place of renewal and a sanctuary for the soul.
Njewa Safaris
http://www.njewasafaris.comBirding Safaris - There are over 1,000 different bird species in Kenya...
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Eco-resorts East Africa
http://www.eco-resorts.comWelcome to eco-resorts, your online resource for East African eco-tours and safaris! We would like to personally welcome you to the fascinating world of eco-safaris and eco adventures in Kenya and Tanzania. Take your time - visit some of the delightful camps, hotels and lodges available for your safari.
Travel Roomers
http://www.travelroomers.com/This site offers you the chance to travel the world for a simple trade, become a part of the travelroomers community and it will will revolutionize the world of travel forever. We are offering you a list of people from everywhere in the world who are offering you free accommodations for a short stay at their home. When signing up to travelroomers you have to be willing to have travelers stay at your home some time in the future. Note that all you have to offer is a room, a couch or even a place to set up a tent at your house or apartment at a time that is suitable to you.
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African Birding
http://www.africanbirdclub.orgTo post to list:AfricanBirding@yahoogroups.com
List contact:AfricanBirding-owner@yahoogroups.comURL
To subscribe to list:AfricanBirding-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanBirding
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African Birding
http://www.africanbirdclub.orgDiscussion Group/Mailing ListPost message: AfricanBirding@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: AfricanBirding-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: AfricanBirding-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: AfricanBirding-owner@yahoogroups.com URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanBirding
Birds of Southern Africa
http://www.lonker.net/nature_ornithology_3.htmWith so many different habitats in Southern Africa, the bird life is diverse with over 950 species...
Ecosystemes Forestiers D`Afrique Centrale
http://www.ecofac.org/C`est en Afrique centrale que se trouve le second massif forestier de notre planète. après celui de l`Amazonie. D`une diversité sans équivalent, sa richesse reste encore très mal connue.
Review Of Field Guides, Travel Guides & Reference Books: Southern & East Africa
http://www.fisheaglesafaris.com/reviews.htmExample: Field Guide to the Mammals of Southern Africa by Chris and Tilde Stuart (2nd edition Struik 1993). A good companion to the above field guide. The Stuarts` book, which is copiously illustrated with an excellent array of photographs, and clear distribution maps, also contains a section on marine mammals.
Southern Africa Birding
http://www.sabirding.co.za/Birding Resources for Southern Africa. This site is about birds and birding in South Africa and the Southern African region, including Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Zambia. The region`s best birding sites are featured under Birding Spots, together with birding resources under Bird guides, tours and Accommodation...
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Photographer - Peter Nilson
http://www.communique.se/medit/During the period June 1986 to June 1990, I worked in Maputo, Mozambique as an expert in graphic production of schoolbooks. The studies that I present here has been carried out during weekends and other spare time and are totally financed by myself. Unfortunately, the security situation in Mozambique put obstacles in my way to make more complete studies. I hope that the future will enable me or another person to continue these studies. Here I summarise the ringing results and biometric data collected during four years of sporadic ringing.
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