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The Menagerie

me·nag·er·ie [muh-naj-uh-ree, -nazh-]
1. a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition.
2. a place where they are kept or exhibited.
3. an unusual and varied group of people.

We believe we have all 3 at Salang, a survey perimeter of 100 m by 30 m with depths ranging from 12 to 3 m deep. Come see our resident wildlife and corals at the Salang Reef.

We'll be constantly updating this site as we collect more data, and continue our work to discover and learn more about this small patch of reef.

A project by Living Seas.

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Mr Grouchy

December 26, 2012, Posted in  The Blog, The Wildlife Comments: One comment

One of the residents of Salang house reef is a Hawksbill turtle, who has been seen regularly for a few years now and seems quite unfazed by our presence.  But it wasn’t until earlier this year that he gained the name Grouchy and here’s how:

In late September, Gemma, Jun and Leon went to get the site ready for the first weekend of data collection...

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Mr Snake Eel

December 26, 2012, Posted in  The Blog, The Wildlife Comments: No comments

There is some pretty amazing wildlife to be seen at Salang. Most divers underrate it as a site where they never see anything, but unlike a zoo, sightings aren’t guaranteed in a real marine environment. You just need to be in the right place at the right time...

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