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Expedition to Papua New Guinea
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Expedition to Papua New Guinea
EVER SINCE I was an student working in PNG, it has been a dream of mine to
survey and study birds in the outer, most remote islands of Papua New Guinea
and the western Pacific. These places have always seemed elusive  they are
difficult to get to, poorly known, and only a few of the largest and ...
We’ve come to Milne Bay to scout out places for future work, meet officials, talk about permits, learn our way around this province of islands, and learn the birds and bird calls of the area. In our short time here (less than two weeks), we’ve been on the move, and stayed in eight different places. ...
Our last couple days in the camp were productive, and we went to one final cave to look for swifts, bats, and cave fish. We found Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta), two species of horseshoe bat (Hipposideros cervus and Rhinolophus euryotis), and a couple fish. This was also the only place where we found leeches, and ...