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Forest Walkabout with Vido

Saturday, July 18, 2015 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am

F$10
Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park

Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park

Take a walk with Vido in the spectacular rainforest of Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park.

Besides boasting of 14 different bird species, the park is also home to a biodiversity of flora and fauna with natural streams and pools.

Listen and learn the calls of Fiji warblers, golden doves and barking pigeons.

Spot the camouflaged stick insect or a shy gecko and find out what plants are native, introduced or are invasive.

Stay on after the walk to enjoy a swim or picnic by the natural pools.

  • Minimum Age: 4 years.
  • Cost $10 for NatureFiji member. $15 for non-member.
  • 8.30am: Meet at the car park of the Department of Forest
  • Become a member and enjoy the discounted rate.
  • Estimated walk is 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Wear suitable shoes for walking.
  • Bring your own food and drinks for a picnic by the pools.

Limited places available so book and make payment early.

Become a member and enjoy the discounted rate.

Contact Reena Fiu [email protected] Tel: 310 0598 or Bruce Wilson: [email protected]

Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park

Colo-i-Suva Forest National Park

Sanivalati Vido has been a Forest Ranger for the Fiji Department of Forest for over 20 years.  He is also regarded as one of Fiji’s best ornithologists. Vido has assisted scientists in herptile fauna surveys and insects collections and has participated in most of the scientific expeditions collecting baseline data in some of Fiji’s remotest areas.

He is passionate about learning the ecology of wildlife and has never lost his sense of curiosity, keen observation or patience, which is a bonus to scientists.  He will patiently watch the animal, observe how it behaves and then describe it in detail to astonished scientists.

A quiet and shy man, Vido is very funny and witty and throws in a joke to get everyone laughing at the toughest and most trying time of an expedition. A burst of laughter in the forest is his signature to his friends and colleagues that Vido’s there!

Details

Date:
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Time:
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Cost:
F$10
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Website:
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Organizer

Nunia Thomas
Phone
310 0598
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Venue

Colo I Suva Forest Park
Princes Road, Colo i Suva
Suva, Central 00000 Fiji
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