Bird's Head Seascape diversity Archives - Page 9 of 12

Administrators note: Everything in the BHS is shut down. But the work goes on. This is another installment in our series of what is going on in Raja and the BHS while the virus wind rages...

Important manta ray habitat discovered in Raja Ampat! by Edy Setyawan

21 Apr 2020

Author’s note: While the virus rages, I have been working on updating the reef manta database and we now nearly 1400 different individuals and the numbers keep increasing and increasing…...

What’s Happening in the BHS during the Shutdown by Papua Diving’s Max Ammer

08 Apr 2020

Administrator’s note: Sadly while the virus rages no one is traveling to Raja or the Bird’s Head. But that doesn’t mean the area has been abandoned, especially at the resorts....

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Raja Ampat by Edhi Yansyah and Riyanti Windesi

23 Mar 2020

A love of nature, especially the above water wildlife of Raja Ampat, and a desire to build awareness among local people, motivated Edhi Yansyah and Riyanti Windesi to self-publish an astounding...

“How can baby reef manta rays be so cute?” By Edy Setyawan

02 Mar 2020

Babies are babies. They are adorable. Just like a human baby, baby reef manta rays are so cute. How come? Although they are the mini-version of their parents, they are ‘tiny’ compared to adult...

“Put the Drone up”: Spotting Manta Rays from the Air, By Edy Setyawan

02 Mar 2020

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or “drones” have been widely used for a number of purposes from surveying the effects of earthquakes and tsunami to making films. In the past few...

Using “Camera Traps” for capturing ID photos of Mantas By Edy Setyawan

02 Mar 2020

The “Camera Trap” has been widely used to observe wild animals in their natural habitats, mostly on terrestrial animals. One of the main benefits of using a camera trap is to enable...

Discovery afoot: New study cracks mystery of how ‘walking’ sharks split

25 Jan 2020

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By Kiley Price – Conservation International: Republished with Permission A type of shark that has long captivated scientists and divers for its preferred mode of underwater travel — walking...

New Research Identifies Walking Shark as Most Recently Evolved Shark on Earth

20 Jan 2020

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Jakarta, Indonesia (January 20, 2020) – Today, a new paper from Conservation International, the University of Queensland, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, the Australian CSIRO and the...

North Misool: New Adventures Where (Almost) Nobody Goes, text & photos by Kerry Lorimer (Drone imagery by Dr. Mark Erdmann)

31 Dec 2019

The fabulously-rich dive sites in the protected area around the southeastern tip of the island of Misool and the award-winning Misool Eco Resort have become an ‘epi-central’ focus for liveaboards...