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Birds That Help Forest Restoration (Birding From Home #5)

Sidney Shema 31st May 2020 31st May 2020Birding From Home, Conservation 0

This coming Friday (June 5th) is World Environment Day, with the theme for this year being ‘Time for Nature’. The focus is on the role that nature plays in providing the essential infrastructure for life on earth and human well-being. For this reason, today’s Birding From Home post is about…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 2 – I Am NOT A Bad Omen)

Sidney Shema 9th May 2019 14th October 2020Conservation, Human-wildlife co-existence, Ndege Wetu, Raptors 1

Several of Kenya’s birds have myths and legends associated with them. Some good, some bad. Of all birds that have superstitious beliefs linked to them in Kenya, owls are probably the most famous (or rather the most infamous) group. This is because they are regarded as bad omens or signs…

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Raptors of the Athi-Kaputiei Ecosystem, southern Kenya

Sidney Shema 18th February 2019 14th October 2020Conservation, Nairobi National Park, Raptors, Research 2

I’ve been studying raptors (birds of prey) in the Athi-Kaputiei Ecosystem of southern Kenya for a few years now and recently published a paper on the findings of my research so far in SCOPUS: Journal of East African Ornithology. In the paper I share a lot of info on the…

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A Birder’s Eye View of the NNP Wildlife Census – August 2018

Sidney Shema 15th August 2018 2nd May 2020Conservation, Nairobi National Park 2

On August 12th I took part in the bi-monthly Nairobi National Park wildlife census (game count), organized by the Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with the Friends of Nairobi National Park (FoNNaP). We had great close-up sightings of lions, rhinos and other big game, but for an avid birder like…

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