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Wildlife
Southwest Yunnan birding inc Gaoligongshan and Hornbill Valley
Southwest Yunnan Birding Holiday Martin, Maya and David Williams This was a family holiday, with strong…
Botswana wildlife bonanza in Okavango Delta and along Linyanti River
It’s a scintillating morning in north Botswana, and I’m privileged to be standing within touching distance…
Wonders of Bird Migration – and Threatened Asian Wetlands
If it’s autumn as you read this , flocks of bar-tailed godwits may be departing the…
Conservation
Fightback Needed as Science and Life Support System Under Attack
Growing up in the 1970s, I loved the outdoors and wildlife, and was highly impressed by…
A Tale of Two Spoon Bills and East Asia Wetland Threats
Notes from the leading edge of the sixth mass extinction If you were to liken the…
Unrelenting China eco horror show threatens us all
I first came to China in 1985, to study bird migration at Beidaihe, on the coast…
Science
Keep Your Underpants Duck Taped and Air Clean as Covid Wild Ride Continues
Scientifically, we’ve learned a lot about Covid and ways to combat it, even developing vaccines that…
Covid is airborne so ventilation and air filtration are important
Since early in the pandemic, I’ve been seeing scientists arguing Covid is airborne, even with hashtag…
Long Covid – info and links indicating major impact
While deaths from Covid have proven most newsworthy, evidence is snowballing that Long Covid is also…
Travel
Exploring Shanxi: temples, natural beauty and Pingyao, the Banking Centre that Died with a Dynasty
Though its setting is unusual – nestled in a forested ravine, deep within Shanxi province, Sheng Shou…
Wailingding – Zhuhai island south of Cheung Chau
Though physically similar to Po Toi, and little more than 10km south of Cheung Chau, Wailingding…
On Safari in the Valley Where Snow Leopards Roam
With a broad river surging through a valley that’s in places like a canyon, hemmed in…
