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Latest ABC Bulletin - September 2008

The second issue of the ABC Bulletin for 2008, 15.2 is available. It has a record 144 pages, 11 feature articles, news and comments sections and an increased use of colour.

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Sharpe's Longclaw in trouble

Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpei

"We have already spent two weeks in the field. In particular, we were three days in the Aberdare National Park, one of the few protected areas where Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpei was reported in the past. Despite much searching we have not found any signs of Longclaw in the National Park. Either the species is very rare or even totally absent from there. What we found is that all the alpine moorland habitats in the National Parks are severely encroached by  shrubs and  dense grasses that make the habitat unsuitable for the Longclaw."

This is a part of the first report back from Luca Borghesio who has an ABC conservation award to study this species. You can read more about this species and make an additional donation here.