Learn more about our 2007 trip to Namibia to collect sengis.
Ornithology & Mammalogy
Expeditions
Field notes: Namibia 2007
Expedition to Papua New Guinea
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Academy South Seas Expeditions
Undertaking Pacific Island Biotic Surveys and Inventories
Expedition to Namibia to obtain type series and basic life history data on a new species of round-eared sengi.
Blogs
Expedition to Papua New Guinea
Well, it’s a sunny Sunday in Golden Gate Park. The weather was warm and pleasant, and the winter birds were active. My wife Tiffany and I took a stroll up the hill and into the park near Lloyd Lake, where there are often plenty of ducks, gulls, coots, and even a grebe or two. I ...
We recently spent a very successful 2-month field trip in the island province of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea surveying birds and collecting samples to screen for various avian diseases. We had an amazing crew - collaborator David Mindell, Post-doctoral researcher Jerome Fuchs, Berkeley PhD student Zachary Hanna, San Francisco State University Masters Student Molly ...
A couple weeks ago, I got a call because there was a gopher outside staggering around, obviously disoriented, even falling over onto its side. When I found it, it was lethargic and easy to approach and I picked it up and carried it inside without any struggle or fight. It was loaded with fleas. The ...