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Expedition Diaries

Mexico – Mammal Tracking

Mexico – Mammal Tracking

By Konstantinos Perikleous

Written by and photo courtesy of Konstantinos Perikleous Feature Image by Holly English I participated with Operation Wallacea for the first time in 2013 as a dissertation student to collect data about tapirs and their habitat for six weeks. It was a…

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Indonesia – Environmental awareness improves in the Wakatobi

Indonesia – Environmental awareness improves in the Wakatobi

By Pippa Mansell

Written by and photos courtesy of Pippa Mansell Feature photo courtesy of Adam Powell For those of you who have been to Indonesia before you may be aware that there is the chance that a meeting, dinner, visit or presentation can just…

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Guyana – Hanging with Bats

Guyana – Hanging with Bats

By Thomas Horsley

Written by Thomas Horsley Photos Courtesy of Thomas Horsley & Andrew Snyder The Iwokrama Forest in central Guyana is a truly beautiful place. Walking through this pristine, previously untouched swath of habitat, you are inundated with an incredible diversity of wildlife. If…

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Mexico – Mexican’t to Mexican!

Mexico – Mexican’t to Mexican!

By Lucy Coals

Written by and photos courtesy of Lucy Coals Starting with breakfast at 6:30 is a blessing in disguise when you have to hit the rolling seas around 8. A blurry eyed kit up is followed by an attempt to board the boat…

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Indonesia – A day in the life of an Opwall herpetologist

Indonesia – A day in the life of an Opwall herpetologist

By Damian Lettoof

Written by Damian Lettoof Photo Courtesy of Dr William Earle Feature Photo Courtesy of Marina West My day started like every other ecologist: asleep in hammock deep in the jungle at Bala camp. Only mine was slightly different as I was recovering…

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Greece – Samos Island – An Island with Distinction

Greece – Samos Island – An Island with Distinction

By Brandon A. Gross

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Brandon A. Gross Greece is home to 6,000 islands and islets that are scattered throughout both the Aegean and Ionian Seas. Out of those islands, only 227 islands are inhabited by human populations. The island of…

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Honduras – Why fish matter on twilight zone reefs

Honduras – Why fish matter on twilight zone reefs

By Dominic Andradi-Brown

Written by Dominic Andradi-Brown Photos Courtesy of Ally McDowell Feature Image courtesy of Andrew Laverty Fish play many roles on reefs, and can have important effects on corals and algae leading to changes on the reef itself. On Caribbean reefs (such as…

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Honduras – Life in the Clouds

Honduras – Life in the Clouds

By Tom Brown

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Tom Brown I initially went on expedition with Operation Wallacea in 2013 to collect my dissertation data for my University degree in Environmental Science. I chose Honduras as my destination, shamefully because I hadn’t heard of…

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South Africa – Sun, Surveys and Spectacular Sightings

South Africa – Sun, Surveys and Spectacular Sightings

By Katie Amey & Sarah Anderson

Written by Katie Amey & Sarah Anderson Photos Courtesy of Katie Amey Following months of anticipation, we finally arrived at Ulwazi Lodge for three weeks of sun, surveys and spectacular sightings. We were immediately immersed in our African surroundings, and awoke the next…

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Indonesia – Bau Bau – Trips to the Islands

Indonesia – Bau Bau – Trips to the Islands

By Alejandro Usobiaga

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Alejandro Usobiaga   The Coral Triangle in Southeast Asia is home to 75% of known coral species and accounts for over half of the world’s reefs, as well as supporting an estimated 120 million people. Indonesia…

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