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 Justin Hines At the start of the 2013 season in Cuba, it became apparent that the lionfish invasion had reached the Isle of Youth. After a successful season of research an idea formed to allow students to obtain credit for…

Words and photos courtesy of Dr Dan Exton Sometimes the numbers just don’t add up, and the sheer volume of people who rely on Indonesia’s coral reefs for their livelihood and food security is the perfect example. But how exactly do you…

Written by Caroline Acton Photos Courtesy of Sam Leaney and Saskia Van Dongen Cover Photo Courtesy of Amanda Richards and Kathy Slater We hear bad news related to the environment so often it almost comes as a bit of a shock when…

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…

Written by Joseph Bailey Photo Courtesy of Hannah Thomas We are now well over half way through the season in Madagascar and spatial ecology and mapping techniques have been used across a wide range of research projects at the Operation Wallacea site….

Written by and Photos courtesy of Caitlin Andrews I recently came across a stack of my old elementary school papers, and, on one of them, my seven-year-old self wrote that I wanted to be a primatologist when I grew up. Fourteen years…

Written by and photo courtesy of Steven Greaves There are few things that exist today that can truly bring two completely different communities together, however one thing that tends strike up a rapor is sport and most likely football, so when I…