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Bufo melanostictus, a terribly invasive alien species introduced to various parts of Papua, beginning with Manokwari, from western Indonesia
Looking across Manokwari Bay at the rainforests of the Arfak Mountains
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5056]
Cicada in New Guinea
Mottled green katydid
Dani man [papua_5250]
Aerial view of a Winding jungle river reaching the coast of New Guinea
Woman and child in a potato field
Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5147]
Greater bird of paradise (Paradisaea apoda)
Pile of logs in the New Guinea rainforest [west-papua_0918]
Dani man receiving a pig ear [papua_0475]
Cave in a New Guinea rainforest [west-papua_0974]
Huge washout from a landslide in New Guinea
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5948]
River valley in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0524]
Dani man [papua_5509]
Dani man [papua_5517]
Orange, yellow, and black caterpillar
Limestone rock formations in New Guinea [papua_6086]
Papuan man
Sentani man
Orange and brown cricket
Dani boy in the highlands of New Guinea
Pink lotus
Huge washout from a landslide in New Guinea [papua_0103]
Waterfall-climbing tadpole
Black, yellow, and maroon spiny orb-weaver spider (Gasteracantha sp)
Cabin in the Arfak mountains
Red, orange, turquoise, green, and blue katydid nymph [west-papua_0418]
Stink bug in New Guinea
Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper [west-papua_6440]
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5944]
Dani man [papua_5555]
Orange wasp
Green mantis
New Guinea Bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons)
Mist rising from the rainforest
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0580]
Lowland jungle in New Guinea [west-papua_0945]
Multicolored shield bug
Spotted tree frog in New Guinea (Litoria species) [west-papua_5777]
Mouley man collecting pitcher plants
Sweet potato fields in the highlands of New Guinea
Schoenherr's blue weevil (Eupholus schoenherri - Curculionidae family)
Dani village [papua_5619]
Deforestation near Lake Sentani
Red katydid with a green head and black antennae [west-papua_0384]
Cloud forest in New Guinea [west-papua_0680]
Reefs and mangroves in New Guinea [west-papua_5075]
Dani hut [papua_0783]
Red, orange, turquoise, green, and blue katydid nymph
Dani child on his mother's shoulders
Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0077]
Greater bird of paradise (Paradisaea apoda)
Lowland jungle in New Guinea
Garden in highlands of New Guinea
Butterfly feeding on flowers
Deforestation-induced landslide near Jayapura [papua_1099]
Logs on a hillside deforested for agriculture
Terraced agricultural fields in the highlands of New Guinea [papua_0128]
Tricolored Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5120]
Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females [west-papua_0742]
Green katydid with a neon turquoise stripe [west-papua_1062]
Black and red beetle
Green unicorn caterpillar
Green katydid with red eyes [west-papua_5787]
Papuan boy
Red, black, and white butterfly in New Guinea
Orange assassin bug [west-papua_6452]
Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0975]
Reefs and mangroves in New Guinea [west-papua_5085]
Black-capped Lory (Lorius lory) [west-papua_5097]
Blue, green, purple, and red fly [west-papua_5649]
Strange flying insect [west-papua_5389]
Armed Papuans [west-papua_0714]
Dani chief or 'big man'
Freshly cut bundles of wood in New Guinea
Mating flies
Green and brown katydid
Jungle mountains near Wamena
Dani man carrying firewood
Birdwatching guide in the forest of the Arfak Mountains
Dani men in war paint [papua_5587]
Group of Lani people in a hut
Swidden agriculture in New Guinea
Lizard in New Guinea
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0578]
Grasshopper
Aikima mummy (350 years old)
Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes [west-papua_0174]
Multicolored katydid [west-papua_0234]
Syou village
Black and neon green leafhopper
Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0049]
Orange, turquoise, black, and white insects mating
Mouley family in Syou
Dani women unearthing cooked sweet potatoes from a fire pit
Spotted tree frog in New Guinea (Litoria species)
House gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) in New Guinea [west-papua_6603]
Dani elder in traditional garb [papua_0399]
Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus)
Kids fixing a fishing new in Lake Sentani
Forest guides in the Arfak mountains
Terraced agricultural fields in the highlands of New Guinea [papua_0135]
Armed Papuan men
Papuan woman working in a field in the highlands of New Guinea
Black, white, orange, and yellow moth [west-papua_5715]
Blue, green, purple, and red fly [west-papua_5655]
Lake Sentani symbol: bird of paradise carrying a spear
Orange and yellow flowers [west-papua_5313]
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0639]
Dani fence
Green caterpillar with dark brown markings and yellow horns
New Guinea Bronzewing Pigeon (Henicophaps albifrons)
Terraced agricultural fields in the highlands of New Guinea
Dani men in war paint
Tribal Dani women cooking sweet potato
Dani warrior [papua_0339]
Red katydid with a green head and black antennae [west-papua_0408]
Bright red-orange moth [west-papua_5983]
Limestone rock formations in New Guinea [papua_6046]
New Guinea rain forest canopy
Dani girl in the highlands of New Guinea
Highland river in New Guinea
Highland agricultural landscape and huts in New Guinea
Green spider with bright orange markings
Black and yellow weevil [west-papua_0188]
Huge washout from a landslide in New Guinea [papua_0100]
Katydid [west-papua_5973]
Dani man [papua_5573]
Lake Sentani houses on stilts [papua_1042]
Small gray toad in New Guinea
Unknown lizard
Blue, yellow and orange grasshopper (male) mating with a green and turquoise grasshopper (female) [west-papua_0397]
Lani man carrying firewood and a machete [papua_5046]
Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0547]
Yellow grasshawk dragonfly [west-papua_6110]
Black, turquoise, yellow, orange, brown, and pink grasshopper [west-papua_6433]
Multicolored dragonfly
Pink, orange, yellow, violet katydid with spots and green eyes [west-papua_0179]
Rice fields and a traditional hut in the highlands of New Guinea
Bird-nest fern
Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females [west-papua_0752]
Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains
Group of Papuan kids [papua_5118]
Dani man starting a fire with fiber and kindle [papua_5667]
White and pink orchids in the highlands of New Guinea
Dani hut
Dani man [papua_5947]
Male (green) Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
Brown frog with neon green and blue markings (Litoria species) [west-papua_5785]
Red katydid with a green head and black antennae [west-papua_0402]
Male Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
Orange wasp [west-papua_0205]
Green grasshopper with red eyes
Cloud forest in New Guinea
Cave near Mili Mountain
Vogelkop Bowerbird bower with red fruit and other items to attract females [west-papua_0748]
Rope bridge near Wamena [papua_0248]
Dani man [papua_5567]
Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani
Mouley man near Syou
Beige grasshopper
Magnificent Birds-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) [male and females in courtship dance at lek]
Traditional hut in the Arfak mountains
Dani man starting a fire with fiber and kindle [papua_5665]
Black, orange, and turquoise stink bug
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5475]
Orange and yellow flowers [west-papua_5996]
Pig eating lake weeds
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0637]
Dani man preparing to roast a slaughtered pig
Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea [west-papua_5018]
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5052]
Landslide on a deforested hillside near Jayapura
Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower
Butterfly feeding on flowers [west-papua_5874]
Orb spider
Turquoise blue katydid larva [west-papua_6128]
Flower-like ballet bug
Landslide or washout in the Arfak mountains rainforest [west-papua_0536]
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5938]
Cave in a New Guinea rainforest [west-papua_0978]
Dani man [papua_5560]
Blue, green, purple, and red fly [west-papua_5660]
Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) [male]
Parrot
Deforestation near Mokwam, West Papua [west-papua_5303]
Traditional arfakpeople house
Deforestation-induced landslide near Jayapura
Black, yellow, and orange 'daddy longlegs' or harvestman
Multicolored metallic beetle with a broad white band
Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) [west-papua_5151]
Multicolored katydid [west-papua_0215]
Mouley man near Syou [west-papua_0706]
Mating grasshoppers
White ghost-like lacewing insect (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
Neon green skipper butterfly [west-papua_5520]
New Guinea rain forest canopy [west-papua_0913]
Metallic blue, green, and orange beetle (Catascopus sp of the Carabidae family) [west-papua_5956]
Dani men in ceremonial battle
Eupholus schoenherri weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina [west-papua_0470]
Black and turquoise jumping spider
Dani man in New Guinea with hog bone in his nose
Pile of logs in the New Guinea rainforest
Lani man in his hut [papua_5033]
Alex, a Dani man [papua_0712]
Dani children in the highlands of New Guinea
White planthopper
Turquoise blue katydid larva [west-papua_6144]
Forests of Cyclops Mountain Strict Nature Reserve
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5064]
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5050]
Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani [papua_0945]
Setani woman
Rainforest in the Arfak Mountains [west-papua_0614]
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5473]
Dani village in New Guinea [papua_0132]
Multicolored shield bug [west-papua_0223]
Cabin among rainforest trees in the Arfak mountains
Group in Dani in a highland village [papua_0377]
Girl in Anyelma [papua_0187]
River valley in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0528]
Woman in a canoe on Lake Sentani
Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Indonesian New Guinea
Eupholus schoenherri weevil, a blue-green-turquoise beetle from New Guina [west-papua_0460]
Grass hut in the highlands of New Guinea
Orange, yellow, green, and black orb spider
Dani children in the highlands of New Guinea [papua_5221]
Dani man [papua_5516]
Dani man [papua_5938]
Deforestation around Lake Sentani
Yellow wasp
Bower built by a male Brown Gardener (Amblyornis inornatus)
Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0033]
Green katydid with red legs
Papuan 'big man'
Green katydid with a neon blue racing stripe
Arfak forest at 7,000 feet
Orange and yellow flowers [west-papua_5995]
Crowned agamid (Hypsilurus dilophus)
Multicolored katydid [west-papua_0232]
Green katydid with black stripes [west-papua_5484]
Group of Dani warriors
Pigs in New Guinea
Dani man [papua_5546]
Orchids
Dani man starting a fire with fiber and kindle
Dani woman [papua_5744]
Papuan boys
Dani feast
Assassin bug
Dani man carving up a pig using bamboo knives
Grass hut in the New Guinea highlands
Brown grasshopper [west-papua_5763]
Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0778]
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5028]
Magnificent Birds-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) [male and females in courtship dance at lek] [west-papua_0874]
Mist rising from the rainforest [west-papua_5891]
Kalabeck's monitor (Varanus doreanus) in captivity
Dani warrior [papua_0365]
Brown skipper butterfly
Arfak mountains [west-papua_5997]
Papuan kids drinking out of a leaking water pipe [papua_5113]
Smoke hanging in the forest near a village [papua_6001]
Dani woman [papua_5892]
Exhaust rising from a bulldozer clearing forest outside Manokwari
Smallholder deforestation for swidden agriculture in the Arfak mountains
Orange insect with a blue fringe [west-papua_5917]
Lani child
Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0548]
White ghost-like lacewing insect (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) [west-papua_5687]
Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani [papua_0837]
Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6613]
Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0994]
Dani man [papua_5520]
Multicolored (red, green, yellow, orange, violet) fly [west-papua_5357]
Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5054]
Pond in New Guinea [papua_0805]
Dani girl in the highlands of New Guinea [papua_5216]
Landslide in New Guinea
Shade-grown coffee in New Guinea [papua_0811]
Fence around a Papuan village
Centipede [west-papua_0307]
Freshly planted sweet potatoes in a Lani village
Orange, turquoise, black, and white insects mating [west-papua_5422]
Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops [west-papua_0557]
Looking across Manokwari Bay at the rainforests of the Arfak Mountains [west-papua_0487]
Dilarang Makan Pinang - no betelnut juice spitting
Brown and green katydid
Dani warrior [papua_0354]
Arfak mountains [west-papua_0539]
Schoenherr's blue weevil (Eupholus schoenherri - Curculionidae family) [west-papua_0369]
Men carrying timber in New Guinea
Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0829]
Papuan kids drinking out of a leaking water pipe [papua_5115]
Dani man [papua_5773]
Arfak forest [west-papua_6009]