Written by Juan Mula Photos Courtesy of Andrea Gear, Erin Cubitt & Ioan Smart End of the season is here and it seems almost impossible that I have been in Mexico for 2 months already. As an ornithologist working with Operation Wallacea I…

Written by Jack Laverick Photos Courtesy of Jack Laverick, Brian O’Sullivan and Ali McDowell Utila is one of the larger marine sites offered by OpWall. What makes it special for us is that the North shore of the island is on the…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Saadia Khan I recently joined a research dissertation programme through Operation Wallacea, which are an organisation that run a series of biological and conservation programmes in remote locations across the world with specific wildlife conservation aims…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Morgan Welsh I hate flying, but nothing was stopping me from going to Africa. So when I boarded the aeroplane for the 12 hour flight all by myself, I was a bag of nerves. A mixture…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Laura Michie This summer in Mexico we had some big projects to complete, but with a lot of hard working volunteers, some dedicated researchers and a huge amount of fun we managed to finish! We are…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Benjamin Maples This summer I joined an eight week expedition to Indonesia with Operation Wallacea. While I spent some of my time joining the ‘usual’ monitoring surveys, I also devoted as much time as possible investigating…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Nikki Collins Cover Photo Courtesy of Rob Pinsonneault After participating as a research assistant in Peru a year prior in 2014 with Operation Wallacea in my first year of university, I promptly developed a keen interest…

Written by José Nobrega Photos Courtesy of Erin Cubitt Up to date, there are known 27 crocodilian species in the world, and along with modern birds, they belong to an ancient group called Archosaurs, which also included dinosaurs and their relatives. In…

Written by and photos courtesy of Anni Walsh I recently returned from the most incredible experience of my life, thanks to Operation Wallacea, an organisation concerned with biodiversity and conservation. A representative for Opwall came to talk at my university and after…

Written by and photos courtesy of Fergus Eakin I would like to share my experience, as a research assistant, on the Peruvian Opwall expedition. As an ecologist I have been captivated by the rainforest since the first time I ever watched a…