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Administrator’s Note: This is part 1 of the story of ReShark’s and the StAR project’s largest shipment (to date) of Zebra Shark eggs to Indonesia and Raja Ampat. 2023 proved to...

Science for Conservation Newsletter January 2024

15 Jan 2024

Selamat tahun baru 2024! Kali ini kami dari Program Sains untuk Konservasi LPPM Universitas Papua kembali menyapa Sobat Lestari dengan kumpulan cerita-cerita dari lapang selama bulan...

Science 4 Conservation Buletin

16 Oct 2023

Selamat datang bulan Oktober! Kali ini kami dari Program Sains untuk Konservasi LPPM Universitas Papua kembali menyapa Sobat Lestari dengan kumpulan cerita-cerita dari lapang selama bulan Agustus...

Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat by Federico Prado

11 Oct 2023

Administrator’s Notes: While recently in Bali I had a wonderful conversation with Federico Prado, author of the new book, Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat. This...

ReShark and StAR: Looks to the Future at Seattle Retreat by Maurine Shimlock

25 Aug 2023

Administrator’s note: This post is part of our ongoing reportage on ReShark and its pilot program in Indonesia, StAR. For more info on the projects please visit ReShark’s website...

How an extraordinary new effort is giving sharks “a fighting chance” by Mary Kate McCoy

25 Jul 2023

Reprinted from the Conservation International blog post Jul 24, 2023. Follow this link to read the original post. By Mary Kate McCoy Off the coast of Indonesia’s easternmost island, on a bright...

Misool Newsletter

02 Mar 2023

f e b r u a r y 2 0 2 3 R A J A A M P A T, I N D O N E S I A Welcome to Misool’s Newsletter. This time: Goodbye and Bon Voyage to Sabine! Introducing Shawna and Carlo...

Fantastic News: Conservation International: Results of Recent Research on Manta Rays in Raja Ampat

23 Dec 2022

Recent Conservation International Press Release and Blog post about the results of recent research on the thriving Manta Ray population in Raja Ampat. Both post are very positive showing that...

Great News for the New Year and Beyond…Way Beyond! Misool Resort’s December Newsletter

23 Dec 2022

Welcome to Misool Foundation’s Newsletter, December 2022! This time: Rewilding at Misool: Reversing the Extinction Trend Manta Populations Double in Southeast Misool Full Moon Coral...

Reef Manta Rays Are in Decline Globally – but New Research Finds One Place in Indonesia Where These Charismatic Rays Are Thriving, by Edy Setyawan*

28 Nov 2022

Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua is home to Indonesia’s largest population of reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi. They are not mammals, but cartilaginous fish that are related to sharks. This...