A team of ornithologists from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and wildlife managers with the Niassa Carnivore Project, in Mozambique, has found that honey hunters in northern parts of Mozambique use honeyguide birds to find approximately 75% of their annual harvest. In their study, published in the journal Ecosystem Services, the group interviewed honey hunters in Niassa, in northern Mozambique, and also consulted records going back two decades. A team of ornithologists from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and wildlife managers with the Niassa Carnivore Project, in Mozambique, has found that honey hunters in northern parts of Mozambique use honeyguide birds to find approximately 75% of their annual harvest. In their study, published in the journal Ecosystem Services, the group interviewed honey hunters in Niassa, in northern Mozambique, and also consulted records going back two decades. Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Honey hunters in Mozambique use honeyguide birds to locate 75% of their harvest, study finds
