Posts Tagged ‘Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest’

I had a really busy summer, so when I realized I hadn’t posted this round-up for July, I thought, “I’ll just double up on July and August.” Well, it’s now 9 days into September and I’m just now posting it. I suck. Sorry. Field Guide to the Neighborhood Birds of New York City Sierra Birding […]
Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest I reviewed this book earlier this year – it’s a great story and even more important message about conservation. The author is offering free shipping to the US and Canada until the end of the year. Even better, a portion of sales are donated […]

by Andrew L. Mack

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to do research or conservation work somewhere like Papua New Guinea.

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Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest by Andrew L. Mack From Cassowary Conservation and Publishing: Andrew Mack immersed himself in a vast expanse of roadless, old growth rainforest of Papua New Guinea in 1987. He and his co-investigator Debra Wright, built a research station by hand and lived there for […]