Bruce Beehler is an ornithologist and tropical ecologist, currently serving as Vice President for Melanesia at Conservation International in Washington, DC.

Beehler has spent much of his scientific career studying the birds of the Southwest Pacific and South Asia. After conducting pre-doctoral and doctoral fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, Beehler worked for 10 years at the National Museum of Natural History, followed by stints at the Wildlife Conservation Society, U.S. Department of State, and Counterpart International. Today he oversees a field program that conducts conservation initiatives in Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Papua (easternmost Indonesia). Beehler is author or co-author of several natural history books: Birds of New Guinea (Princeton), The Birds of Paradise (Oxford), A Naturalist in New Guinea (Texas), A Biodiversity Assessment for Papua New Guinea (Biodiversity Support Program), and Birdlife of the Adirondack Park (Adirondack Mt. Club).

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Recent reviews by Bruce Beehler Birding at Point Pelee, Ontario Birdwatching in Canada Simply put, in mid-May, Point Pelee is the place to be for migrant landbirds in eastern North America. It is the best place to see concentrations of spring ... Mamberamo Basin Rainforests and Jungles in Jayapura, Indonesia Like a larger and wilder version of the Lakekamu Basin, Papua’s Mamberamo is an eight million hectare wilderness access only by mission bushplane. Surrounded ... Lakekamu Basin Rainforests and Jungles in Papua New Guinea For the stout of heart, a real jungle experience is a visit to the Lakekamu Basin, one of Papua New Guinea’s untouched lowland rainforests. Travel to the ... The hike from Kakoro to Wau via Biaru Trekking in Papua New Guinea For cross-country rainforest trekkers, I suggest the hike from Wau (in Morobe Province) to Kakoro (in Gulf Province) as the finest in Papua New Guinea. ... Periyar Tiger Reserve Rainforests and Jungles in Jalpaiguri, India India’s mountain-studded far south is home to picturesque tea and pepper plantations, and remnant forests rich with big game. Although the choices of ... Bruce Beehler has written 11 reviews. See more »

Bruce Beehler has reviewed 5 countries.