World Bank biodiversity specialist Tony Whitten returns to Siberut more than 30 years after conducting wildlife research on the remote Indonesian Island. He recently spent 10 days on this the most northerly of the Mentawai Islands, reminiscing with old friends, finding his old study area and learning much more for later contemplation.
Read more on Tony's blog at http://eapblog.worldbank.org/blogs/tony-whitten
Nice video, interesting about your long first study in Siberut. What was the name of the final village, the one you mentioned as having some local primates almost becoming tame? It sounded like 'Pulet'.
theBilou3 5 months ago
When I went there 15 years ago I took a pair of surfing booties, they're amazingly effective for gripping, they are lightweight and kept the feet clean and protected.
Shhhnow1 1 year ago