My first site assessment begins today. I need to find a suitable place inside the park or adjacent to the park boundary. It is a bit challenging for me because I need to make sure this site is close (~5m) to any water sources, and flat area.
The first site that I went is a rocky stream near one of the villager’s farm. It is a nice place because of the accessibility and it has open and falt area. However, it is near the farm and the rocky stream has one side intact forest and the other side is this villager’s farm. So, it is a disturbed areas. One of the main concerns is the safety of the weather station which I will establish. While we were there, i got a chance to look around the farm. Uncle Lian grow a lot of fruit trees and vegetables.
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| Capturing memories under the fruiting ‘jambu air’. |
On the way back, we saw a snake on the branch. I thought it was a vine but, as I walk closer and saw the head, only then I recognised it was a snake.
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Green Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)
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Around 3pm, I went to conduct a site assessment at a different location. This time, I went with three young and energetic Wildlife Guardian Ranger (WGR). Oh my! They walked so fast and I keep on reminding them that they need to wait for me. I walked very slow due to my lack of fitness.
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| With Luis, Lian, and Gideon. |
These is a few of our observations along the trail and when we did an hour and half of frogging.
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White-lipped Stream Frog (Hylarana megalonesa) ?????
I am not 100% confident with my identification. |
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Nishikawa’s Large-eyed Litter Frog
(Leptobrachium kantonishikawai) |
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| Moses |
It was a good experienced today although I think my left feet doing its thing again. I do hope it will not get worse tomorrow. I also get bitten by three leeches.
Will continue my site assessment again tomorrow. Till then!
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