Guano Happens
September 20, 2012
Merlin’s career in international bat conservation began at Khao Chong Pran Cave in 1982. During a trip funded by Verne Read, Buddhist monks at the
Merlin’s career in international bat conservation began at Khao Chong Pran Cave in 1982. During a trip funded by Verne Read, Buddhist monks at the
At Sai Yok National Park on Thailand’s western border with Myanmar (Burma), two park rangers accompanied our team to search for the world’s smallest mammal,
The Lonely Planet travel guide Thailand claims Sai Yok National Park is home to “some extremely rare animals.” Merlin first came here in 1982 to photograph one of
With dazzling images of the world’s most colorful bat in the bag, the quest was on to find and photograph the world’s smallest mammal: the Bumblee
Of all the many kinds of bats I’ve photographed, none equal the Painted Bat for spectacular color.
To find Painted Bats, villagers took us to their rice paddies in small carts pulled by tiny “tractors” that looked like a tiller on two
Arriving before sundown allowed us enough time to set up the photo studio and search for bats to photograph. Our host family offered one of
The BatThai Team www.batthai.com drove us out of Bangkok in their plush minivan on a 5-hr. journey to Northeast Thailand. Daniel Hargreaves from the UK
I’m excited to share this new webcast: BatsLIVE, A Distance Learning Adventure. Merlin was interviewed recently in his office by Ben Swecker of BatsLIVE, while
Since our return from Ecuador in June, Merlin has been adding titles and captions to the 7,000 images taken on that trip for National Geographic,
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Michael Lazari Karapetian has over twenty years of investment management experience. He has a degree in business management, is a certified NBA agent, and gained early experience as a money manager for the Bank of America where he established model portfolios for high-net-worth clients. In 2003 he founded Lazari Capital Management, Inc. and Lazari Asset Management, Inc. He is President and CIO of both and manages over a half a billion in assets. In his personal time he champions philanthropic causes. He serves on the board of Moravian College and has a strong affinity for wildlife, both funding and volunteering on behalf of endangered species.