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South Africa – Guess who’s coming to dinner

South Africa – Guess who’s coming to dinner

By Alex King-Ellison & Lisa Glutting

Written by Alex King-Ellison and Lisa Glutting Photo Courtesy of Ruby Chow Whether our experiences in Thanda came second-hand from the camera screens of our friends or straight through our own incredulous eyes it allowed us a glimpse into a world we’d…

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Indonesia – My first week with the Cuttlefish

Indonesia – My first week with the Cuttlefish

By Bernice Hyett

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Bernice Hyett After a stressful and sweaty week of Reef Survey Techniques, I was itching to get into the wet lab and meet my new cephalopod friends who I’d be spending so much time with over…

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Madagascar – Nocturnal Lemurs, What big eyes you have

Madagascar – Nocturnal Lemurs, What big eyes you have

By Ute Radespiel & TiHo Hannover

Written by Ute Radespiel, TiHo Hannover Photos Courtesy of Ben Evans Nocturnal lemurs account for more than two thirds of all known lemur species but we know much less about many of them than about their diurnal cousins. Like all lemur species,…

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Indonesia – Reflections from the Physiology Lab

Indonesia – Reflections from the Physiology Lab

By Dr Wayne Bennett

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Dr Wayne Bennett (University of West Florida: Senior Scientist, Hoga Island) And so it begins, the annual invasion. It starts with Theresa and I. Like scouts on some bad western movie, we pick our way through…

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South Africa – Lions won’t let us sleep tonight

South Africa – Lions won’t let us sleep tonight

By Polina Utkina

Written by Polina Utkina Photo Courtesy of Rowan Prown After a 9 hour drive from the airport, we finally arrive at the lodge. It’s already dark outside and everyone is reminiscing about a nice, warm bed. The lodge is a lot more…

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Honduras – Off to a flying start!

Honduras – Off to a flying start!

By Alex Tozer

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Alex Tozer The 2015 season in Honduras, our 12th expedition here, is off to an excellent start. We have our largest ever team of staff in the forest (around 100) to make sure that the volunteers…

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Guyana – Reduced Impact Logging – is this a workable concept for biodiversity protection?

Guyana – Reduced Impact Logging – is this a workable concept for biodiversity protection?

By Dr Tim Coles

Written by Dr Tim Coles Protecting forests from any form of exploitation as National Parks, Wildlife Preserves or any of a number of conservation categories, is a key component of forest and wildlife protection in most countries.  However, this strategy is never…

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Indonesia – Tracks and signs in the Buton forest

Indonesia – Tracks and signs in the Buton forest

By Tom Martin

Written by Tom Martin Photos courtesy of Peter Taylor The forests of Buton Island (the location of our Indonesian terrestrial study site) are home to several species of large endemic mammal. All these mammals remain poorly studied, partly because Wallacean species have…

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Indonesia – Addressing Wallacean shortfall on Buton Island

Indonesia – Addressing Wallacean shortfall on Buton Island

By Tom Martin

Written by Tom Martin Photo Courtesy of Tom Martin and Haliday Conservation efforts in tropical ecosystems are frequently hindered by a lack of understanding of these ecosystems. Two major knowledge gaps facing conservation scientists are the fact so many species remain undiscovered…

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Greece – Update on the Greek Expeditions

Greece – Update on the Greek Expeditions

By Dr Tim Coles

Written by Dr Tim Coles Photo Courtesy of Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation For those lucky enough to be joining the Greek biodiversity survey expedition this next summer then there is some exciting news.  We have just finished the pre-expedition inspection and…

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