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Birding on Socotra: The 11 Endemic Birds and Where to See Them

Eleven bird species live only on the Socotra archipelago. Where to look for them, the one standard trips cannot reach, and how each is doing on the Red List.

By TiS Authors8 min read

Nature & adventure
The Dragon's Blood Tree: Where to See It and Why It Is Dying
Dracaena cinnabari grows wild nowhere else on earth. Where the surviving forests are, what the red resin actually is, and the honest state of a tree that is not replacing itself.
By TiS Authors

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Birding on Socotra: The 11 Endemic Birds and Where to See Them

The Dragon's Blood Tree: Where to See It and Why It Is Dying