Fiji Project

The two Mantas - once you know what to look for, pretty unequivocal! Click for detail.Cool!Ever since Andrea described the second Manta, I've been looking for a user-friendly ID guide to reliably differentiate the Giant, or Pelagic Manta Manta birostris from the Reef Manta Manta alfredi. That was a major challenge when designing the posters and ID guides for the Great Fiji Shark Count where we

Dominican Republic, Punta Cana, Bavaro Beach. Do you like the picture?Well, think again! Coconut trees are not at all native to the Pacific and Caribbean islands where they are so ubiquitous, and must instead be considered an invasive species, with far reaching and totally counter-intuitive consequences for local biodiversity.Case in point, the findings in this stellar new paper.It expands the

Click for detail!This is really a marriage made in heaven.No don't get me wrong, they are not a couple - but it doesn't get much better than having Stefanie Brendl and the unequaled Doug Perrine co-operate on a project!The result: this epic spread in the Mail.How awesome is that - huge Kudos!Awesome!And, there are videos!Patric has already commented on the original cut, and here is the new edit.