OTS alumnus, Andrew Mack, has recently published a new book, Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest, reflecting upon his experiences in a vast expanse of road-less, old growth rainforest of Papua New Guinea.

Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest, is the chronicle of Andy's personal and scientific journey.  His adventure is akin to stepping through a portal into a time and place where ancient cultures clash with modern sensibilities. He tells the story of surviving in a country where there is no access to electricity, health care, roads, telephones, or police, all while searching for a dinosaur-like bird, some species of which can reach 6 feet, weigh 120 lbs, and are one of the few birds that can easily kill people.

He and his co-investigator and OTS alumna Debra Wright, built a research station by hand and lived there for years. Their mission was to study the secretive and perhaps most dinosaur-like creature still roaming the planet: the cassowary.

To purchase a copy of Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest, click here.