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Croatia – When it Rains it Pours

Croatia – When it Rains it Pours

3rd November 2022 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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Croatia – Meet the Locals

Croatia – Meet the Locals

2nd November 2022 by Susie Stockwell

Written by and photos courtesy of Susie Stockwell – bird team member and author of #itsawildlife blog Another survey season has kicked off at Operation Wallacea’s Croatia project for 2022. The project undertakes surveys across a wide range of taxa: from reptiles…

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Croatia – A Night in the Life of a Bat Scientist

Croatia – A Night in the Life of a Bat Scientist

2nd November 2022 by Morgan Hughes

Written by and photos courtesy of Morgan Hughes I’m back in the UK as I write this, after my 2nd season as Lead Bat Scientist for OpWall’s research station in Krka National Park, Croatia. While we’re at camp, the days (and nights) are…

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Croatia – Dissertation Data Collection in Krka National Park

Croatia – Dissertation Data Collection in Krka National Park

4th October 2022 by Jenn Senft

Written by and photos courtesy of Jenn Senft Six weeks away from home is a daunting prospect for most, and as someone with anxiety I am no exception. Despite being an experienced traveller, I was still nervous for the challenge that awaited…

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A Day in the Life at Gondwana Research Station

A Day in the Life at Gondwana Research Station

1st July 2022 by Abby Bruce

My morning hot shower is followed by coffee and cornflakes to sustain me for the morning’s activity. I stash some fruit for mid-morning snacks in my day bag alongside my camera and binoculars, sunscreen, and woolly hat (the weather is pretty interchangeable…

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Let’s find out what you couldn’t live without…

Let’s find out what you couldn’t live without…

31st May 2022 by Emma Whalley

At the start of our ‘Expedition Prep’ week at the beginning of May, I asked our UK Office Team to bring in their must have item that isn’t on the kit list! As always, they lived up to all expectations and delivered…

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Our Green Turtle Project

Our Green Turtle Project

20th May 2022 by Emily Wilkinson

Our Green Turtle Project It’s World Turtle Day! So, we thought we’d take this opportunity to talk to you about the research we are conducting on a population of immature green sea turtles in Mexico. As you probably know, sea turtles (like…

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Top Eco-Friendly Kit Ideas

Top Eco-Friendly Kit Ideas

12th May 2022 by Emma Whalley

On our kit lists we ask and encourage our volunteers to bring eco-friendly, biodegradable products: Biodegradable soap/shampoo – Please only bring biodegradable soaps to minimise impact on the environment – most bathing in the forest is done in or beside the river. Insect…

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All the gear but no idea…yet

All the gear but no idea…yet

25th April 2022 by Emma Whalley

A guide to buying dive equipment So, you’re finally taking the plunge and learning how to dive but you’re not sure what equipment you should buy. When you’re starting out as a scuba diver, it can be tricky to know when you…

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A Complete Guide to your Open Water Course

A Complete Guide to your Open Water Course

20th April 2022 by Emma Whalley

Do you want to learn how to scuba dive? Well let me tell you, learning how to scuba dive will be one of the most exciting, surreal, rewarding, brain-puzzling, action packed things you’ve ever done! Before you dive into the deep end,…

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The Impacts of COVID-19 on Publications

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Publications

14th April 2022 by Dr Dan Exton

The impacts of COVID-19 have been far reaching, and beyond the truly devastating impacts to health and livelihoods are a plethora of smaller, less obvious impacts affecting individual activities and professions. Those of us involved in fieldwork, whether as researchers or conservationists,…

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5 Lesser Known Primates

5 Lesser Known Primates

1st April 2022 by Emily Wilkinson

The order Primates is made up of mammals from the human, ape, monkey, lemur, tarsier and loris families. The primate families differ in many ways but share several characteristics. For example, the size of a primate’s brain in relation to body weight…

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