BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Torchepot" data-source="post: 3346965" data-attributes="member: 123265">Sadly not all birders escape their misadventures, in recent years there have been several birders, naturalists and conservationists who have not made it back alive.It's inevitable that they will be in the frontline as the "lure of the new" takes them into difficult and dangerous places and they're often amongst the first to explore areas that "open up" and don't feature in the guide books.<a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2008/10/10/birdwatching-as-a-death-hazard/?wpmp_switcher=mobile&wpmp_tp=0" target="_blank">http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2008/10/10/birdwatching-as-a-death-hazard/?wpmp_switcher=mobile&wpmp_tp=0</a>I sympathize with the OP as there is nothing quite like looking down the wrong end of a gun to put looking for birds into perspective. Tragically there seem to more places that are just too dangerous these days (or maybe I'm just getting old!)Spare a thought for the Dutch birder Elwold Horn who (as far as anyone knows) is still being held hostage in the Philippines after almost 4 years.</blockquote>