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Wildlife articles
To the Spice Islands of Wallacea, eastern Indonesia
Approaching Ternate from the air, I see a volcano rising from tropical blue sea, with green slopes, clusters of small houses near the shoreline. Sulawesi including Tangkoko and Gunung MahawuTernateBacanHalmahera Lake in volcanic crater, Ternate Nowadays, Ternate is an outpost of Indonesia, lying two time zones to the…
Southwest Yunnan birding inc Gaoligongshan and Hornbill Valley
Southwest Yunnan Birding Holiday Martin, Maya and David Williams This was a family holiday, with strong birding – and photography – elements [chiefly for Martin, main author here], from 24 March to 4 April 2016. For most of the trip, we were very kindly guided by Cheung Ho-fai,…
Nature Conservation
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 more than 500 bird species recorded in Hong Kong to a movie cast, you could say many are akin to extras – commonplace and paid little attention, some others have only fleeting…
Unrelenting China eco horror show threatens us all
I first came to China in 1985, to study bird migration at Beidaihe, on the coast east of Beijing. There was little traffic in the town, where carts pulled by donkeys carried bricks and other loads. In Beijing, bicycles abounded, and taxis were rare. Though cars were…
Science
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 #covidisairborne – including to counter notions it is spread by droplets [short range], which seem to be based on very old notions. Important if to combat covid; as it means that should place far greater…
Long Covid – info and links indicating major impact
While deaths from Covid have proven most newsworthy, evidence is snowballing that Long Covid is also a serious issue, even affecting people in whom the disease initially appeared mild. Here, a few snippets from related articles and Twitter threads, links to these so may be of some use to anyone interested.…
Travel tales
Spectacular southern Java including Geopark
Mention to a Hongkonger that you’re going on holiday to Indonesia and they may ask, “Bali?” Yet there is far more to this sprawling archipelago nation than the resorts of Bali, particularly if you are willing to venture off the beaten track. Even a relatively short road trip…
Guangxi’s Volcano in the Sea – Weizhou; and Beihai, City with an Old Street
Though I’ve read on travel websites that Weizhou Island in Guangxi province, southwest China, is volcanic, and seen maps showing a headland curling partway around the main bay, in the south, it’s only when on arriving at a hilltop vantage that I realise: this is no ordinary bay, but…