I know the Bush administration is talking about going back to the moon and going to Mars. But there are plenty of new things to look for right here, in our rain forests, in our oceans. There are whole worlds that are unknown to us.
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No logging permits are given to this area, there is no transport system, not a single road. But clearly with time everything is a threat. In the next few decades there will be strong demands, especially if you think of the timber needs of nearby countries like China and Japan. They will be very hungry for logs.Bruce Beehler
We stood in awe as the male romped about in the saplings around our entrance trail, flicking his wings and white flank plumes, and whistling his sweet two-note song for the female-plumaged bird. I was too spellbound to go get my camera.
Bruce Beehler
The politics and the environmental constraints of western New Guinea are changing all the time. It is difficult to get permits. By some miracle, everything came together.
Bruce Beehler
The first bird we saw at our camp was a new species. Large mammals that have been hunted to near extinction elsewhere were here in abundance.
Bruce Beehler
It really was like crossing some sort of time warp into a place that people hadn't been to.
Bruce Beehler
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