by crestedgibbon | Mar 17, 2012 | Crested Gibbon |
I just returned from Hanoi Vietnam where I attended the conference “Building Partnerships in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for the U.S. The conference was wonderful. I met a ton of interesting Americans working on Fulbrights. I also got to do some...
by crestedgibbon | Mar 11, 2012 | Crested Gibbon
It is 6 am and the sun is barely creeping up through the trees. A sound much like a siren sidles into my consciousness waking me in my tent. The sound grows louder and the frequencies increase as the minutes go by. After several minutes, cacophony erupts and branches...
by crestedgibbon | Mar 2, 2012 | Crested Gibbon |
Hi Everyone! It is the hot season and it is HOT (in the 90s F) and dry and dusty, a big change from the rainy season when I started my field work. I have had some personnel changes over the past month. My village guide Tsing had to go work in the fields with his...
by crestedgibbon | Feb 20, 2012 | Crested Gibbon |
One of the biggest threats to the survival of remaining wildlife in Southeast Asia is the illegal wildlife trade. Wildlife is sought after for many reasons but the most apparent is for traditional medicines. The most gruesome traditional medicines are bear bile and...
by Meg | Feb 15, 2012 | Crested Gibbon, Panda, Travel |
Living and studying abroad has its obvious benefits, but sometimes the difficulties involved are forgotten, and for good reasons. The mountain of obstacles that you have to overcome are a little daunting. This isn’t intended to distract anyone from doing so,...
by crestedgibbon | Feb 13, 2012 | Crested Gibbon |
Highland Farm is a wildlife sanctuary in Mae Sot, Thailand Tak Province near the Burmese border. Highland Farm Gibbon Sanctuary rescues mistreated and/or injured gibbons and other wildlife. Many of these animals come from abusive or neglected environments. Since...
