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Expedition Diaries

My Opwall Trip – Making memories, best friends and dreams come true!

My Opwall Trip – Making memories, best friends and dreams come true!

By Megan Frain

Megan Frain, like many of the Operation Wallacea office staff, started her Opwall journey as a student on an Opwall expedition! Megan has recently joined the team at Opwall HQ and wanted to share with you her incredible experience in South Africa!…

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Tales from Tela & Utila’s Unforgettable Dives

Tales from Tela & Utila’s Unforgettable Dives

By Rachael Griffiths

Hello to my fellow wildlife protectors and conservationists! My name’s Rachael and I am a Science Communicator for Operation Wallacea (Opwall) and recent BSc Wildlife Conservation graduate from Nottingham Trent University.   How did the opportunity come about? The original plan was…

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Why should you visit a Cloud Forest?

Why should you visit a Cloud Forest?

By Emily Wilkinson

Cloud forests (also known as montane rainforests) are an extremely fascinating type of ecosystem with a diverse range of species and conditions found nowhere else on the planet. Very few people know about these amazing and unique forests, and even fewer have…

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Croatia – That’s a Wrap!

Croatia – That’s a Wrap!

By Susie Stockwell

Written by and photos courtesy of Susie Stockwell, bird team member and author of #itsawildlife blog And just like that, we hit the finish line – a milestone that concludes the six-week-long field season for the team at Operation Wallacea’s Croatia project…

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Croatia – Learning How to Learn

Croatia – Learning How to Learn

By Susie Stockwell

Written by Susie Stockwell, bird team member and author of #itsawildlife blog Photos courtesy of Alex Tozer   Operation Wallacea is all about building skills and expanding experiences for students in a meaningful way – so that all participants can contribute to…

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Croatia – What a Catch!

Croatia – What a Catch!

By Susie Stockwell

Written by Susie Stockwell, bird team member and author of #itsawildlife blog Photos courtesy of Susie Stockwell and L. Crowley   While the mist nets we use on the Operation Wallacea Croatia project are designed to catch smaller song birds, it doesn’t…

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Croatia – Knocking on Wood

Croatia – Knocking on Wood

By Susie Stockwell

Written by and photos courtesy of Susie Stockwell, bird team member and author of #itsawildlife blog One of the most exciting catches for the bird team in Croatia 2022 were the woodpeckers. Not only can these birds be much larger than many…

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Croatia – A Bird in Hand

Croatia – A Bird in Hand

By Susie Stockwell

Written by and photo courtesy of Susie Stockwell, bird team member and author of #itsawildlife blog I’m sure you’ve heard it said about birds in the hand… worth two in the bush! Well, in the case of monitoring birds – the saying…

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A Day in the Life at our Marine Site in Mexico

A Day in the Life at our Marine Site in Mexico

By Emily Wilkinson

Written by Emily Wilkinson Photos courtesy of Oscar Paulinski   Before you head out on expedition you know what you are going to be up to in a broad sense – you have your research objectives and/or you know what course you…

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Croatia – When it Rains it Pours

Croatia – When it Rains it Pours

By Susie Stockwell

Written by and photos courtesy of Susie Stockwell – bird team member and author of #itsawildlife blog Mist-netting for birds can be a little bit like Christmas. You set up the tree, people bring you presents – and it’s exciting because you…

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