Banner.jpg - 45248 Bytes
My Books Photos My PhotoBlog Toads Salt Marshes About Doug Home

SCHOOL VISITS

Great Expeditions - Why the Dickens Does Doug Do That?

Who doesn't enjoy getting up before dawn to explore a dark, soggy jungle? OK, there may be a few who don't, but most people enjoy a vicarious adventure filled with some of the most beautiful birds in the world and a few weird insects and exotic companions along. I have participated in biological expeditions to many parts of the tropics. The work is not always fun, but it is always interesting and often quite exciting.

Park Guards load horse e446-73.jpg - 69187 Bytes
ibanwelcome.jpg
  • What is the value of exploration?
  • What does and expedition entail?
  • What do we learn from them?
  • And, why would anyone want to subject himself to lousy food, sleeping on the ground, hungry mosquitoes, and other minor annoyances far from civilization?

What will students learn from this presentation?

  • Why science and adventure go hand and hand.
  • The value of international cooperation.
  • How writing can arise from your passion.
  • The best way to eat cooked bat.
  • Bird photography tent Tapichalaca Ridge, Ecuador 64058 Bytes
    Camp lower Mt Apo

    How will students participate?

  • Students will plan their own expedition:
  • What will the purpose of the expedition be?
  • Where will they go?
  • What will they bring on the expedition?