Written by  Sam Hyde Roberts Photos Courtesy of Sam Hyde Roberts and Dave Andrews Looking back on my first Opwall expedition (Madagascar) and having had some time for reflection, now seems an appropriate time for a summary of my experience both from…

Written by Andrew Power Photos Courtesy of Andrew Power, Johnny Wilson & Ben Porter     As the butterfly survey leader here in Transylvania I spend about 6 or 7 hours, every day, in the sun. This is obviously the best time…

Written by and photos courtesy of Hannah Williams     I went to Madagascar for 6 weeks with Opwall to collect data for my undergraduate dissertation project. Using bird distribution and forestry data I am aiming to determine the forestry architecture factors…

Written by and Photo courtesy of Ruth Towers Why study coral reef fisheries in the Wakatobi? The coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific contain more species of marine fish than anywhere else in the world. These fish are a vital source of food…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Chantelle Wyatt New arrivals were left damp this week after crazy heavy rain hung over the Bau Bau site but that did not stop project goers smiling or enjoying camp life and diving. My open water…

Written by Daniel L Kelly Department of Botany Trinity College, The University of Dublin Photos Courtesy of Sunniva Hanley, Colin Kelleher & Kate-Marie O’Connor   We made it! There and back again! There were sixteen of us, many of whom had never…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Danni Gilroy Hi everyone! My name is Dr Danni Gilroy and I am the new Senior Scientist for Cusuco National Park, the Honduras site for Operation Wallacea’s terrestrial expedition. I recently went out to Cusuco for…

Written by and Photo Courtesy of Jon Phillips During my time in Thanda, the beauty of the wildlife never ceased to amaze me. It was during a game drive that I was truly fortunate to witness this emotional elephant encounter. Elephants are…

Written by and photo courtesy of Konstantinos Perikleous Feature Image by Holly English I participated with Operation Wallacea for the first time in 2013 as a dissertation student to collect data about tapirs and their habitat for six weeks. It was a…

Written by and photos courtesy of Pippa Mansell Feature photo courtesy of Adam Powell For those of you who have been to Indonesia before you may be aware that there is the chance that a meeting, dinner, visit or presentation can just…