David Bishop
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Upcoming Tours
- Jan 18, 09: Mali: Road to Timbuktu
- Jan 25, 09: The Rivers of West Africa
- Mar 29, 09: Assam: Kaziranga and Nameri National Parks
- Apr 06, 09: Bhutan
- May 23, 09: Kazakhstan
- Jun 05, 09: Uzbekistan - Extension from Kazakhstan
- Aug 19, 09: Malay Peninsula
- Sep 19, 09: Papua New Guinea
- Nov 01, 09: Madagascar
- Nov 20, 09: Northern Madagascar: Extraordinary Helmetbird Extension
- Jan 10, 10: Mali: Road to Timbuktu
- Jan 17, 10: The Rivers of West Africa
- Feb 23, 10: Thailand Highlights
- Mar 30, 10: Assam: Kaziranga and Nameri National Parks
- Apr 06, 10: Bhutan
- May 30, 10: Mongolia
- Jun 23, 10: Spitsbergen: Polar Bears, Walruses, and Ivory Gulls
- Sep 01, 10: Borneo
- Nov 01, 10: Madagascar
- Nov 20, 10: Northern Madagascar: Extraordinary Helmetbird Extension
Recent Posts
- Sep 08, 08: Borneo
- Aug 13, 08: Papua New Guinea
- Jun 17, 08: Bhutan
- May 28, 08: Grand Southern India Train Odyssey
- May 16, 08: Assam: Kaziranga and Nameri National Parks
- Apr 01, 08: Western India: Gujarat
- Mar 24, 08: Thailand Highlights
- Jan 07, 08: New Caledonia
- Jan 07, 08: Southwest Pacific Cruise
- Jan 07, 08: Highlands of New Guinea: Pre-trip to Southwest Pacific Cruise
David Bishop loves his vocation and cannot imagine anything better than exploring wild and beautiful places in Asia and the Pacific in the company of friends and clients. He has spent much of the past 33 years studying the birds and natural history of the Oriental region, in addition to New Guinea and the Southwest Pacific. David was once a police officer amid the streets of London's West End, but has emerged as an acknowledged authority on the birds of these exotic regions. His enthusiasm for these places and their birds is contagious. This, along with his skills in locating wildlife, sharing what he sees with others, and conversing with local people in their native language, ensures you the very finest quality tour. David has undertaken a number of expeditions to survey the birds and other wildlife of previously unexplored regions throughout New Guinea (largely together with Jared Diamond) and the Oriental Region. This has resulted in a number of exciting discoveries and rediscoveries including the incomparable Wallace's Standardwing, a bizarre bird-of-paradise. Some of the results of this work, together with observations gained during the VENT tours he leads, have been published in the scientific and semi-popular literature to which David is a regular contributor. In July 1997, David, together with Brian Coates, published A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea (Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and Lesser Sundas), and David is currently working on other book projects. David lives with his wife and daughter (his son currently resides in England) in the attractive university town of Armidale, NSW, Australia.