The Hell of Birds of Paradise

People have always hunted birds of paradise. Some with a shotgun, others with a camera. However, the bloody hunts are still going on, and birds of paradise still pay their lives for their beauty. From this video, you will learn many interesting facts about them, also in the context of their hell:
00:01 In the footsteps of Alfred Wallace
05:02 Legless birds of God
06:33 Hats made of birds of paradise
07:34 The shotgun was also used to study them
08:35 Today, science no longer requires killing
10:54 However, bloody hunts still go on
12:36 Will ecotourism be a cure