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Venom Day 2018
This December, Bangor University hosted its ninth Venom Day conference, in which researchers get together to talk about the most recent studies of venomous and poisonous animals. As I studied for my own degree in Bangor, Venom Day provides a great annual opportunity to go back to … Continue reading
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 3
10th August After three nights in the Great Himalayan National Park, it was time to get on the road again, this time heading west to the lower altitudes of Palampur. Stopping along the way for a breakfast of simosas, and later … Continue reading
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Tagged cobra, Himachal Pradesh, India, leopard gecko, Palampur, snake, Travel
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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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Adventures in Himachal Pradesh – Part 1
Snakebite is considered a “neglected tropical disease” by the World Health Organisation, and it kills more people in India than anywhere else in the world; 45,000 fatalities per year is the official figure, though it is almost certainly an underestimate, … Continue reading
A Baby Snake in Amber!
Amber, or fossilised tree sap, has the ability to beautifully preserve the remains of animals and plants that become trapped in it. In the film Jurassic Park (and the novel it was based upon), the whole concept of bringing dinosaurs … Continue reading
Wildlife-Watching in the Philippines: Part 4
Day 11 – 27th October Today, we were heading to the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park – and, once again, it was a pump boat that got us there. On the beach, our guide – Rommel, from Wild Expeditions … Continue reading
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Tagged Palawan, Philippines, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, snake
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Wildlife-Watching in the Philippines: Part 3
Day 8 – 24th October The day began with a quick stop at a conservation organisation, the Katala Foundation; our full visit wouldn’t be until later, but a large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus) had been spotted on the site, perfectly camouflaged … Continue reading
Wildlife-Watching in the Philippines: Part 1
2016 was going to be my last full year in my twenties, and I wanted to make sure I went on another big adventure in that time. This time, rather than the foreign volunteer work I’ve done the last few … Continue reading
Indigo Expeditions in Alta Verapaz – Part 4
So, what did we do the morning after we had climbed a mountain? We got up at 4am and went for a hike, of course! With the weather not being ideal for our purposes, this was done in the hopes … Continue reading
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Tagged Coban, Community Cloud Forest Conservation, conservation, Guatemala, herpetology, Indigo Expeditions, snake
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