These holidays we were lucky enough to travel to a very remote part of Indonesia with an organisation called Operation Wallacea. Operation Wallacea is an environmental research and conservation expedition organisation. Our program took place in the Wakatobi National Park on a…

Hi! My name is Aidan and I have just completed a 4 week long internship with Operation Wallacea in Croatia on the island of Silba. There’s been so much to see, so much to do so I’ll try and keep it as…

The Opwall experience at Calakmul, Mexico was one that cannot be matched. While the week had many highs, lows and challenges, the skills, information and experience will stick with both of us forever. Throughout the week, we took part in assisting scientists…

It’s 10:30pm, my fellow bat scientist is curled up in a rice sack trying to stay warm, the guide is huddled at the base of a tree keeping a look out. I check the time, gather up my gloves, head torch and…

It was amazing to gain first-hand fieldwork experience with Operation Wallacea at the terrestrial site in Krka National Park and the marine site on Silba Island! Conducting biodiversity surveys in Croatia was a great introduction to conservation and ecological field techniques and also…

During the July school holidays 20 students travelled to a very remote part of Indonesia to participate in Operation Wallacea for 2 weeks. Operation Wallacea is an environmental research and conservation expedition organisation, who design and implement biodiversity and conservation projects around…

As an 18 year old girl who was currently in the depths of A-Levels, being told that I had the opportunity to go on a school trip to SOUTH AFRICA was amazing in itself. This was even before I had become familiar…

In preparation for this trip, I was told time and time again that this would be a “once in a lifetime experience”. I do not think I fully understood the meaning of those words before I set off to camp in the…

Madagascar was a life-changing experience filled with learning about biology, conservation, and bonding—not just with each other, but also with scientists and local Malagasies. The two-week expedition was divided between two sites: the forest and the marine site. The forest site was…

This summer I had the incredible opportunity to visit Madagascar as a Research Assistant with Operation Wallacaea. As a recent biology graduate with an interest in all things ecology, I wanted to get a feel for as many types of fieldwork as…