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Christina Bergey

Christina Bergey

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  • Photos from Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Photos from Namibia
  • Photos from South Africa
  • Photos from Zambia
  • Photos from Bolivia
  • Photos from Peru
  • Photos from Madagascar
  • Miscellaneous Photos, Mostly Hiking

Democratic Republic of Congo:

Infant black crested mangabey (<i>Lophocebus aterrimus</i>) pet seized by the wildlife authority.
Christina Bergey after a successful thirty minute search for elusive red colobus monkey (<i>Procolobus tholloni</i>) feces. (Photo by Pablo Ayali.)
The motobikes we used to get around, often fording streams and rivers. We hit 60 kmh (37 mph) on jungle paths barely wide enough for two people to walk abreast.
The new species Lesula (<i>Cercopithecus lomamiensis</i>), a captive juvenile in Obenge, Democratic Republic of Congo.
The motorbikes were loaded into dug-out canoes to cross the larger rivers. Memorably, we crossed the Congo with six motobikes in massive pirogues under nightfall when we entered Kisangani.
A panorama of the Lomami River at Katopa Camp. We spent several days in the large pirogue shown.
The bank of the Lomami River at Katopa Camp with swallowtails and other butterflies on the sand.
Wolf's guenon (<i>Cercopithecus wolfi</i>) near Obenge Camp.
Bonobo (<i>Pan paniscus</i>) at Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary.
Bonobo (<i>Pan paniscus</i>) at Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary.
Bonobo (<i>Pan paniscus</i>) mother and infant at Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary.
Mist-netting birds with John Hart in the proposed park.
The team for an early leg of the journey, including guide Pablo Ayali (back row, far right), Kate Detwiler (next to him) of Florida Atlantic University, and me (front row, second from left). We're at KK/4, pronouced "Kakabar Caaht."
Christina Bergey working on a laptop in Obenge, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Photo by Kate Detwiler.)

Namibia:

So much empty space surrounded by fences in Namibia.
Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert, Namibia.
Sunset in Namibia.
In the Namib Desert outside Swakopmund, we almost hit this snake, which I think is Peringuey's adder (<i>Bitis peringueyi</i>).
Christina Bergey climbing the 170 meter tall Dune 45, found in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert, Namibia.

South Africa:

Trusty boots resting after climbing Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.
Christina Bergey enjoying the view atop Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.
A Cape Chacma baboon (<i>Papio ursinus</i>) eating pine cones in Tokai Forest.
A Cape Chacma baboon (<i>Papio ursinus</i>) mother and infant in Tokai Forest.
A waterfall seen partway through the hike up Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Zambia:

A Kinda baboon (<i>Papio kindae</i>) walks in front of a building at Chunga Camp in Kafue National Park, Zambia.
Two lions block our road near Chunga Camp in Kafue National Park, Zambia.
Elephant femur in Kafue National Park, Christina Bergey for scale.
Lions routinely passed through our camp at night.
A vervet in Ngoma, Zambia, where they often stole food and broke into houses.
The sun setting over Lake Itezhi-Tezhi as seen from Chibela Camp in Ngoma.
Zebra stand near the side of the road that runs from Mumbwa to Chunga, Zambia.
Some Kinda baboons (<i>Papio kindae</i>), including a baby displaying the Kinda's unique infant white fur.
A Kinda baboon (<i>Papio kindae</i>) at Chunga Camp in Kafue National Park, Zambia.

Bolivia:

Two rescued spider monkeys (<i>Ateles chamek</i>) on Serere Reserve's "Gringo Island."
Christina Bergey swinging on a liana.
Christina Bergey in Bolivia's Southern Altiplano, near Tupiza, from La Silla.
Llama in the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.
Puebla Fantasma, a ghost-town, was built during colonial times but abandoned in the 16th century. At 4,690 meters and climbing, I would soon be feeling the effects of altitude sickness, so I can understand the relocation.
Árbol de Piedra ("tree of stone") formed by strong winds in the Siloli Desert within the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.
Laguna Negra in the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.
The cactus-filled "island," Incahuasi, overlooking the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest saltflat.
Christina Bergey in a train graveyard in Uyuni filled with train cars abandoned since the 1940s and rusting in the salty air.

Peru:

Llama in Machu Picchu, Peru.
Machu Picchu in Peru.
Llama in Machu Picchu, Peru.

Madagascar:

Boat off the coast of Ifaty, Madagascar in the Mozambique Channel.
Man dancing in front of window
The subadult greater bamboo lemur (<i>Prolemur simus</i>) from Ranomafana National Park eating mud.
The flag of Madagascar flying in Andringitra National Park.
Belostomatidae in the showers of Centre Valbio, Ranomafana, Madagascar. Their bite is considered among the most painful of any insect.
A female blue-eyed black lemur (<i>Eulemur macaco flavifrons</i>) in Tsimbazaza Zoo, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The red-fronted brown lemur (<i>Eulemur fulvus rufus</i>). Taken from the balcony of Centre ValBio Research station, Ranomafana, Madagascar.
The Malagasy hoopoe (<i>Upupa epops marginata</i>), though not a primate, is cool nonetheless.
Friend's computer, covered in some swarming insect at Centre ValBio in Ranomafana, Madagascar.
A cool bug climbing a window that reflects a bit of Antananarivo.
Andrianandrasana Lanto Harivelo in Ranomafana National Park, following after the greater bamboo lemur.
After a night spent trapping mouse lemurs (<i>Microcebus rufus</i>), I was so thrilled to get the chance to hold this little guy in a sock as he recovered from the anesthetic. He was released a little later back into Ranomafana National Park, with a banana slice as a parting gift.
Waterfall in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
Ring-tailed lemur (<i>Lemur catta</i>) in Anja Community Reserve.
The tea plantation of Sahambavy, Madagascar. Twenty-three kilometers outside of Fianarantsoa, the tea plantation covers 520 hectares.
The greater bamboo lemur (<i>Prolemur simus</i>).
Christina Bergey with a microphone in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, studying the vocal communication of the critically endangered greater bamboo lemurs (<i>Prolemur simus</i>). Photo by Sarah Zohdy.
Christina Bergey giving a talk on her research at the U.S. embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
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Miscellaneous:

Christina Bergey looking into Manhattan from Weehawken.
Christina Bergey hiking the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah.

Christina Bergey on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah.
Christina Bergey near Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park, NY.

Christina Bergey and baby goats at 1880 Farm.
Christina Bergey sitting with a ring-tailed lemur (<i>Lemur catta</i>) at Prague Zoo.

Christina Bergey posing with the O'Reilly tarsier (<i>Carlito syrichta</i>) at Maker Faire NYC.
Christina Bergey conquering a dune in Indiana Dunes State Park.

Kerry Cliffs in Ireland.
Mount Haynes and the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park.

Female and juvenile ebony langurs (<i>Trachypithecus auratus auratus</i>).
Kerry Cliffs in Ireland.

Female black crested gibbon (<i>Nomascus concolor</i>) at Bronx Zoo.
Atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, Maine.

Atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, Maine.
Christina Bergey somewhere in the 100 Mile Wilderness in Maine.

Female and juvenile ebony langurs (Trachypithecus auratus auratus).
Christina Bergey, having spotted a frog in Mount Kineo State Park in Maine.

Male hamadryas baboon (<i>Papio hamadryas</i>) at the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn.
The silverback western lowland gorilla (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>) at the Bronx Zoo.

The silverback western lowland gorilla (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>) at the Bronx Zoo.
A Japanese macaque or snow monkey (<i>Macaca fuscata</i>) in the Central Park Zoo.

A Japanese macaque or snow monkey (<i>Macaca fuscata</i>) in the Central Park Zoo.
Christina Bergey at Sunfish Pond along the Appalachian Trail in Worthington State Forest, near the Delaware Water Gap.

Christina Bergey at the Staten Island Zoo in front of a mural commemorating their collaboration with Elmwood Park Zoo, the zoo at which I used to volunteer in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Female and juvenile ebony langurs (Trachypithecus auratus auratus).

Amur tiger at the Bronx Zoo. Used in the United Nation's ESCAP publication "Saving the Flagship Species of North-East Asia."
Yawning amur tiger at the Bronx Zoo.

Wolf's guenon (<i>Cercopithecus wolfi</i>) at Bronx Zoo.
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