Defending Paradise

The birds-of-paradise are one of the great wonders of the natural world and I am fortunate to have been able to document and study them in the wild through my work as a scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I am excited to be partnering with the EcoNusa Foundation to highlight the birds-of-paradise from Papua and Maluku as part of the Defending Paradise campaign. I hope these extraordinary birds inspire you to do what you can to help protect their native homelands because the forests of Papua and Maluku are not only essential for the well-being of the birds-of-paradise, they are essential for the well-being of the planet and people too.

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The incredible beauty and diversity that makes up the rain forest must be safeguarded. It is precious and unique and a vital part of our world.

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Let’s save these beautiful birds and wonderfully fruitful forests. The riches of wildlife far exceed the quick buck destruction for plantations and timber. I travelled all the way from England

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Life is worthy when we respect and protect the diversity, the planet is our home but not only for us but for all life on earth, the future is uncertain,

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I’ve been fascinated by the Birds of Paradise since I read a beautifully illustrated 1950s article about them in National Geographic over 50 years ago. I continue to avidly follow

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The forests of West Papua and the Maluku islands are the most intact forests left in Indonesia. With plantation and mining companies having ravished the forests in the western islands

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I have always loved Birds of Paradise. They are so beautiful and unique. Habitats around the world must be saved or none of us will have a future.

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The Bird of Paradise is the icon of the last paradise on earth. We must defend it and its land..the forests and the sea of papua are the most pristine

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Fantastic work! Love watching your videos of the beautiful and unique birds of paradise. We were lucky to witness several birds in the eastern highlands. They truly are magnificent. Keep

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I love bird of Paradise. The colors, the displays, the fascinating feathers- they are truly special birds. I am saddened to hear about habitat loss in their home ranges for

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Birds of paradise crack me up. I mean, look at them dance. I wish humans courted in the same way. Just imagine what fun we’d have. And their forests, their

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Ayo tong jaga hutan biar de masih adem, sejuk, nyaman, dan enak ditinggal buat kitong

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For saving each species(strain) and maintain a biodiversity we should support each other

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It’s like someone goes to your house then walk into your family then just we claim it then your violence as trespassing on their land but your the bad person

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