By Paul Carter; posted 5 Sep 2022.
This post summarises my mammal records and site information from various trips to Bali (Indonesia). These trips included a surf trip in 2004 (seeing dugong) and two months in 2015; most of the data below is from 2015.
CONTENTS: Mammal List, Site Data, References, Photos.
Indonesia
Geoffroy’s Rousette Colony at Pura Goa Lawah (Bali, Indonesia), April 2015
Paul Carter. Posted at pacapix.com on 1 Sep 2022
Pura Goa Lawah is home to a large colony of Geoffroy’s Rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) that can be seen at the cave entrance; there were an estimated +1,000 bats roosting in the cave (29 April 2015); presumed to all be the same species.
Continue readingDugong at Uluwatu Beach, Bali (Indonesia)
Uluwatu Beach is a popular surf spot about 1.5 km north of Uluwatu Temple on the Bukit Peninsula (Bali). Whilst surfing here in January 2004 and waiting in the line-up (small surf, only about 3-foot) I saw the back of a Dugong (Dugong dugon) break the surface, about 15 meters away. An hour later when back on the cliff-top I looked down and had clear views of it feeding on the seagrass.
Continue readingWay Kambas (Sumatra) mammal trip – Aug 2014
I visited Way Kambas NP, South Sumatra, in August 2014 and used Hari, an excellent local guide, for much of my time there. The 31 mammal species seen included great views of Pen-tailed Treeshrew, Black-eared Pygmy Squirrel, Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse, six bats; and a brief view of Marbled Cat. Birds included Large Frogmouth, Reddish Scops Owl, Buffy Fish Owl, Brown Hawk Owl, Crested Fireback and White-winged Duck.
Link to trip report (pdf) including photos: 20140816-WayKambas(Sumatra)-PaulCarter-TRv2
Indonesia
BALI
Bali Mammal Records (2004-2022) – summary of records and site data.
Trip Report – Dugong at Uluwatu Beach, Bali: 2004-2022.
Trip Report – Geoffroy’s Rousette Colony at Pura Goa Lawah (Bali, Indonesia); April 2015.
SUMATRA
Trip Report – Way Kambas National Park (Sumatra): 2014 Aug 16