Vanuatu Birds and Where to Find Them

Vanuatu Birds and Where to Find Them

Vanuatu is home to some rare, amazing and beautiful birdlife, thanks to its diversity of habitats ranging from coastal swamps and lowland forests to incredible mountain cloud forests.   At last count there were around 178 different species of birds spotted in...
The Vanuatu Iguana – Rare Native or Lizard Impostor?

The Vanuatu Iguana – Rare Native or Lizard Impostor?

So, you’ve just arrived in Efate or maybe Espiritu Santo – you’re handed a stunning, emerald-green lizard to take a photo with. You’re told it’s a rare banded Vanuatu iguana, whose ancestors floated to the south Pacific islands on mats of...
The Incredible Secrets of Vanuatu Sacred Pigs

The Incredible Secrets of Vanuatu Sacred Pigs

Pigs are a cultural currency in Vanuatu- your status in a village is often based on the pigs you own. But did you know Vanuatu’s sacred or kastom pigs also hold the secrets to world history hidden within their DNA? And that the most valued of the kastom pigs...