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Adventures in Himachal Pradesh – Part 4
14th August As with the Great Himalayan National Park, arriving in the dark had given me little sense of where we were, and it was only in the morning that I was able to fully appreciate our surroundings: tall mountain … Continue reading
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Tagged Chamba, cobra, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, India, lizard, snake, viper
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Adventures in Himachal Pradesh – Part 2
7th August Today was a driving day, and we had a long journey ahead of us, all the way up north to the Forest Rest House Ropa in the Great Himalayan National Park. The previous night, Dr Omesh Bharti – … Continue reading
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Tagged cobra, Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, India, krait, lizard, snake, spider, Travel
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Indigo Expeditions in Alta Verapaz – Part 2
It didn’t take long to recognise general patterns to the weather. While you might initially wake up to some mist lingering around the forested hills, this would clear up, and the mornings would subsequently … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Cloud Forest Conservation, conservation, frog, Guatemala, herpetology, Indigo Expeditions, lizard, salamander, snake
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Indigo Expeditions in Alta Verapaz – Part 1
Going to Guatemala to volunteer with Project Chicchan in December 2013 was the experience of a lifetime. After going whale surveying in Italy last year, I was determined that this year, I was going to go on another tropical herpetological … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Cloud Forest Conservation, frog, Guatemala, herpetology, Indigo Expeditions, lizard
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Looking for lizards
Great Britain is not known for having a wide variety of reptiles, and unfortunately as I live in the North West, there aren’t many places near me where reptiles are likely to be found. There is at least one good … Continue reading
Lending a hand to the sand lizard
Yesterday I had a tiring but fun day helping out the Amphibian & Reptile Group of South Lancashire in sand dune habitat outside Southport, where we were working to improve the habitat for the local sand lizards. We didn’t actually … Continue reading
Project Chicchan – Part 5
Day 12 – 28th December Tonight was our final nocturnal survey, this time back to the agricultural edge. Once again, we didn’t find a wide range of species, but the place was crawling with sheep frogs (Hypopachus variolosus), plus a … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, frog, Guatemala, herpetology, Las Guacamayas Biological Station, lizard, Project Chicchan, snake
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Project Chicchan – Part 4
Day 8 – 24th December In the morning, Rowland, Sheri and I followed the natural edge trail all the way to its end – the agricultural edge, where the locals had been working and cutting a firebreak. Rowland’s previous expedition … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, crocodile, frog, Guatemala, herpetology, lizard, Project Chicchan, snake
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Project Chicchan – Part 3
Day 5 – 21st December Today was easily the best weather we’d had so far. It was very clear, and very hot. After we’d checked out last night’s Ninia, Rowland declared that we were going to chill the **** out. Thus, … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, Guatemala, Las Guacamayas Biological Station, lizard, Project Chicchan, snake
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Project Chicchan – Part 2
Day 2 – 18th December Following a hard day before, and the jet-lag still lingering, a good night’s sleep did me good, and I woke up feeling fresh and ready to see what came next. The day began with Rowland … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, crocodile, Guatemala, herpetology, jaguar, Las Guacamayas Biological Station, lizard, Project Chicchan, snake
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