Explore my website and you'll find over 500 fact sheets detailing Southeast
Asia's wildlife, complete with photos, descriptions, notes on ecology and
distribution. Take a look at the lesser known groups, such as the bats and
lizards, and you can't help but be impressed with nature's diversity and the
wonder of evolution.
For some years I was fortunate to work in Papua New Guinea, one of the
world's biodiversity hotspots. Recently the smallest frog species in the
world, measuring just 7mm long, was discovered amongst leaf litter on the
forest floor. Finding new species of frog is actually quite easy in New
Guinea, but it takes skill to find a species of such size. Check out the New
Guinea frogs pages of this website ... you'll be amazed by the diversity,
particularly of the Litoria tree frogs.
Click here.
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Ecology Asia is now in its 11th year and will, hopefully, continue to play a
meaningful role in raising awareness of the wonderful diversity of
lesser-known wildlife in Southeast Asia.
I wish all readers a Happy New Year for 2012, and 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' in the
Year Of The Dragon.
Thanks to : Sophia Sak Baker, Chan Kwok Wai,
Vilma D'Rozario, Christine Fletcher, Horst Flotow, Con Foley, James Gan, Graeme Guy, Dave
Haylock, Tim Jackson, Leong Tzi Ming, Joseph Lim, Kelvin Lim, Norman Lim, Celine Low,
Shawn Lum, Ng Bee Choo, Tony O'Dempsey,
Mark O'Shea, Bruce Paterson, Timothy Pwee,
Subaraj Rajathurai, Stephen Richards, Morten Strange, Ria Tan, Andrew Tay, Robert
Teo, Sivasothi, Yeo Suay Hwee ... I
get by with a little help from my friends.
"Both science and
the teachings of the Buddha tell us of the fundamental unity of all
things. This understanding is crucial if we are to take positive and
decisive action on the pressing global concern with the environment. "
Extract from His Holiness the 14th
Dalai Lama's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the
Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1989
