Bird's Head Seascape Science Archives - Page 16 of 21

Conserving the Leatherback Sea Turtle by Ricardo F. Tapilatu For over 100 million years, leatherback sea turtles have swum the world’s oceans. Each year, these creatures, which represent the last...

International Conference on Marine Biodiversity and Conservation of Bird’s Head Seascape

22 Jun 2016

UNIPA (Universitas Papua) will be organizing an International Conference on Marine Biodiversity and Conservation of Bird’s Head Seascape. The conference will be held in Manokwari between...

BRUVs Shark Research in Raja Ampat ~ by Angela Beer

18 Apr 2016

BRUVs SHARK RESEARCH in RAJA AMPAT by Angela Beer Conservation International (CI)’s Mark Erdmann previously blogged about the Bird’s Head Seascape surpassing the milestone of 1750 reef fish...

The Whale Listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings

04 Apr 2016

The whale listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings ‘Curiosity brought me to Raja Ampat. I heard that orcas had been seen in the region and, as I had been studying these enigmatic animals for...

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES #3: Sinister Hitchhikers by Dr. Richard Smith

28 Mar 2016

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES #3: Sinister Hitchhikers By Dr Richard Smith This is the part #3 of Dr. Smith’s Natural History Notes: A BHS exclusive! Parasites permeate every...

Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter

28 Mar 2016

Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter includes some incredible and exciting conservation stories like: Patrolling Misool’s “No...

Cendrawasih’s whale sharks….not such homebodies after all…..by MV Erdmann; photos by Shawn Heinrichs

20 Mar 2016

Cendrawasih’s whale sharks….not such homebodies after all….. Text by MV Erdmann; Photos by Shawn Heinrichs For the past five years, Cendrawasih Bay’s friendly whale shark...

Calling Citizen Scientists

20 Mar 2016

Calling All Citizen Scientists by The Administrator with Mark Erdmann What is a Citizen Scientist? A Citizen Scientist is an individual who voluntarily contributes time, effort, and resources...

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Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Whale Shark ID Database! Text and Photos by Dr. Mark Erdmann

08 Mar 2016

Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Whale Shark ID Database! Text and Photos by Mark Erdmann As part of our continuing efforts to make the Bird’s Head Seascape website as useful,...

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Two New Damsels Named to Honor Two Diving Divas. BHS fish species count now 1759! By Mark Erdmann

07 Mar 2016

Two new BHS damsels named to honor two diving divas! BHS fish species count now 1759! By Mark Erdmann It’s an honor and a great pleasure to announce the recent description of two new BHS...