Protecting Paradise

Absalom Korano set up a new, remote settlement to better patrol a forest in which the rare bird-of-paradise species was being hunted to the extreme. His endeavors have been fraught with challenges.

Birds of paradise danced like balletomanes on branches high in the air. Tiptoeing and leaping about, they spread their wings and moved in circles, displaying their beautiful feathers of dark red caramel and brown gradations. Bright ye