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Expedition Diaries

Madagascar – The lemurs gave us a great reception

Madagascar – The lemurs gave us a great reception

By Michael Darling

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Michael Darling This summer I travelled to the north of Madagascar to work with Operation Wallacea on their research site in Mariarano. Normally I live at the opposite end of the country, working in Fort Dauphin…

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South Africa – From tusk till dawn

South Africa – From tusk till dawn

By Beth Kavanagh

Written by Beth Kavanagh Photos Courtesy of Nicholai Xuereb “How was your trip?” The dreaded question; it was everything I expected, but at the same time, I didn’t truly anticipate anything. I didn’t know what it was that I was in for,…

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Mexico – The story of the camp manager and the tanager

Mexico – The story of the camp manager and the tanager

By Zev Powell

Written by Zev Powell Photos Courtesy of Lyndsay Walsh, Henry Ball & Olivia Farman Right now I’m lying on a tarp staring up at a wispy canopy in the Calakmul forest. The Campeche region of Mexico is where our transient GPS have…

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Indonesia – Any fin is possible in the Wakatobi region

Indonesia – Any fin is possible in the Wakatobi region

By Luke Meade

Written by Luke Meade, Photos courtesy of Alejandro Usobiaga & Ben Sadd Indonesia is a country of staggering cultural diversity but, due to the nature of the Hoga site, isolation means we may not get the insight into the culture of the…

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Honduras – A Modern Day Adventure

Honduras – A Modern Day Adventure

By Rik Barker

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Rik Barker Real adventure is something we don’t get a lot of in modern society, at least not in Manchester, England. I grew up playing video games and watching Indiana Jones, the idea of a real…

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Guyana – We liked it, so we put a ring on it

Guyana – We liked it, so we put a ring on it

By Brian O'Shea

Written by Brian O’Shea Photos Courtesy of Scott Sveiven The Opwall Guyana bird team had a very successful season, logging more than 2000 net-hours and capturing 307 birds of 59 species.  Our ringing protocol, initiated in 2014, is starting to pay off…

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Peru – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Part 3

Peru – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Part 3

By Catherine Yates

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Catherine Yates – to find Catherines own blog visit: catswonderings Catherine spent 6 weeks with Opwall doing her dissertation on primates and has very kindly given us blog posts that we will publish as part of…

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Peru – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Part 2

Peru – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Part 2

By Catherine Yates

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Catherine Yates – to find Catherines own blog visit: catswonderings  “The Perils of Primates”                                    As an experienced primatologist you would…

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Peru – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Part 1

Peru – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Part 1

By Catherine Yates

Written by and photos courtesy of Catherine Yates To find Catherine’s own blog, follow the link to catswonderings Catherine spent 6 weeks with Opwall doing her dissertation on primates and has very kindly given us blog posts that we will publish as part…

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Mexico – False Vampire bats aren’t a pain in the neck

Mexico – False Vampire bats aren’t a pain in the neck

By Laura Torrent & Andrea Morales

Written by and photos courtesy of Laura Torrent & Andrea Morales Our first experience with the Mexican tropical forest and the amazing bat species has been incredible. A normal day for us started at late morning with a nice breakfast with tropical…

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