Travel experience for Damon Ramsey

My travel experience includes independent travelling with reliance on camping, research for a book, or as a guide, escort or lecturer on tour. My aim is usually to experience a diverse range of ecosystems and try to observe many animals and plants as I can.

Afrotropical Realm (Africa)

• Botswana - Kalahari Desert, Moremi Game Reserve/ Okavango Delta, • Namibia - Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, the Caprivi strip, Etosha National Park, Namib National Park, • Zimbabwe – Bulawayo, Zambezi River, Hwange National Park, Victoria Falls National Park, • South Africa – Johannesburg, Kruger National Park.

Neotropical Realm (South and Central America),

• Costa Rica - Corcovado National Park, Santa Rosa National Park, Cahuita National Park, • Columbia - San Andres Island, Tayrona National Park, Amacayacu (Amazon) National Park (Columbia), • Chile – Santiago.

Oriental realm (tropical Asia),

• India – Delhi, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Kanha National Park, Sariska National Park, Periyar National Park, Bombay/Mumbai• Nepal - Royal Chitwan National Park,• Hong Kong • Thailand - Khao Yai National Park, Phuket, Khao Sok National Park, Bangkok.• Vietnam - Ha Long Bay, Haiphong, Danang, Hoi An• Malayasia – Kuala Lumpur, Tioman Island, Cameron Highlands, Taman Negara National Park, Penang.• Singapore• Philippines - Cebu, Bohol, Panagsama, Mindanao, Davao, Kidapawan, Mt. Apo.• Indonesia – Lombok, Bali, Java, Gunung Bromo, Sindangbarang Nature Reserve, Sumatra, Siberut Islands, Bukittinggi, Lake Toba, Bukit Lawang National Reserve, Medan.

Nearctic Realm (North America),

• USA – Los Angeles, Topanga state park, Big Sur, Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley National Park, San Diego (California), Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona), Hawn State Park (Missouri), Everglades National Park (Florida).

Australian realm,

• Australia – Sydney, Blue Mountains National Park, Wollemi National Park, Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park, Kurring-gai National Park Warrumbungle National Park, Newcastle (N.S.W), Brisbane, Fraser Island National Park, Cooloola National Park, Carnarvon Gorge National Park, Heron Island, Lamington National Park, Whitsunday Passage, Townsville, Hinchinbrook Island, Hypipamee Crater National Park, Crater Lakes National Park, Hastie Swamp National Park, Wooroonooran National Park, Cairns, Michaelmas Cay, Frankland Islands, Fitzroy Island, Kuranda, Lakefield National Park, Quinkan Aboriginal Reserve (Qld), Stanley Island, Flinders Island group, Cape Melville National park, Shelburne Bay, Cape York, Kakadu National Park, Litchfield National Park, Nitmiluk National Park, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, West Macdonnell National Park (N.T.), Broome, Lacepedes, Montgomery Reef, Prince Regent, Kimberley region, Keep River National Park (W.A.), Flinders Chase National Park/Kangaroo Island, Coorong National Park, Adelaide (S.A), Dandenong Ranges, Sherbroke Forest, Philip Island, Port Campbell National Park, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, Melbourne (Victoria), Asbestos Range National Park, Cape National Park, Mt.Field National Park, Cradle Mountain-Lake St.Clair National Park, Hobart (Tasmania)

Melanesia, including New Guinea

• Papua New Guinea – Alotau, D’Entrecasteaux Islands, Woodlark Islands, Egum atoll, Marshall Bennet group, Trobriands, Green Island group, New Ireland, Rabaul, Kavieng, Tingwon Island, Manus, Murik Lakes, Sepik River, Madang, Siassi island group, Tufi fiords. • Solomon Islands: Ghizo,

Pacific, including Polynesia and New Zealand

• Vanuatu • New Caledonia • New Zealand - Milford, Dusky and Doubtful sounds, Fjordland national park, Stewart Island, Queenstown, Franz Josef Glacier, White Heron, Greymouth, Invercargill, Dunedin, Akaroa, Christchurch, Kaikoura, Marlborough Sounds, Napier, Gisborne, White Island, Waitomo, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Great Barrier Island. • Cook Islands • Fiji, • Tonga, • French Polynesia - Tahiti, Bora Bora • UK – Ducie atoll, Pitcairn, Henderson • USA - Hawaii • Chile - Easter Island.

Southern Ocean, including Antarctica and sub-Antarctica