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by Cockatoo
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I would once again thanks those that helped me and get the articles I was after. Aim sure they will prove valubale during my time here in PNG.
The aiport in Jakarta was a big hazzle, ended up being stuck on Java for several days. But I have arrived in PNG at last, at the moment based in Alotau in the Milne Bay Province were I will spend some weeks before I head north to New Britain.
Alotau is a awesome place, a small dozing town located just about as far east as you can get on mainland New Guinea. It will probably take weeks to get used to the relaxed livestyle of the Papuans, grew up in LA and this place is just the opposite.
Despite having been in PNG for less than a week I have already seen several monitors, going with car from Port Moresby to Alotau I saw a large V.doreanus scrambling across the road just a few metres in front of the car, stopped and got out but it had already vanished in the undergrowth, close to 80cm was the opinion of my old friend which has been residing in PNG for well over 20 years and have amazing knowledge about the flora and fauna of this place.
One of the best things with this place, no air pollution problems. Aim based 10min from Pacific Ocean and some 20min away of the best scuba diving sites in the world large, there is abundant of wildlife inside the town itself have already seen several Green Tree Monitors (V. prasinus) in the forest fragments just behind my house complex, they are hard to get close to but easy to get good views of. There is apparently large tracts of fores remaning just 40min inland and I hope to start exploring these within a few days.
Can already tick the first monitors on the list, there should be at least 5 Varanus sp. here in the Alotau region. With several additional on archipelagos reachable within 2-3 hours from Alotau.
1. Blue-tailed Monitor Varanus doreanus
2. Green Tree Monitor Varanus prasinus
Papua New Guinea will be my home for at least the next year or so (hopfully for much longer), and aim loving it already!
The aiport in Jakarta was a big hazzle, ended up being stuck on Java for several days. But I have arrived in PNG at last, at the moment based in Alotau in the Milne Bay Province were I will spend some weeks before I head north to New Britain.
Alotau is a awesome place, a small dozing town located just about as far east as you can get on mainland New Guinea. It will probably take weeks to get used to the relaxed livestyle of the Papuans, grew up in LA and this place is just the opposite.
Despite having been in PNG for less than a week I have already seen several monitors, going with car from Port Moresby to Alotau I saw a large V.doreanus scrambling across the road just a few metres in front of the car, stopped and got out but it had already vanished in the undergrowth, close to 80cm was the opinion of my old friend which has been residing in PNG for well over 20 years and have amazing knowledge about the flora and fauna of this place.
One of the best things with this place, no air pollution problems. Aim based 10min from Pacific Ocean and some 20min away of the best scuba diving sites in the world large, there is abundant of wildlife inside the town itself have already seen several Green Tree Monitors (V. prasinus) in the forest fragments just behind my house complex, they are hard to get close to but easy to get good views of. There is apparently large tracts of fores remaning just 40min inland and I hope to start exploring these within a few days.
Can already tick the first monitors on the list, there should be at least 5 Varanus sp. here in the Alotau region. With several additional on archipelagos reachable within 2-3 hours from Alotau.
1. Blue-tailed Monitor Varanus doreanus
2. Green Tree Monitor Varanus prasinus
Papua New Guinea will be my home for at least the next year or so (hopfully for much longer), and aim loving it already!
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