Words and photos courtesy of Sian Green Cover photo courtesy of Ben Porter Public attitudes can hugely impact the success of conservation efforts. Our perceptions of a species can be greatly influenced by our culture and even by the way animals are…

Written by Jim Cunnington & Harriet Cunnington Jim Cunnington I don’t remember exactly where I heard about Operation Wallacea. Certainly, it was during an aimless period in my life when I was picking up odd bits of work to save enough to…

Written by Katie Bell Photo Courtesy of Rachel Daniels It’s Christmas! And with it comes the huge task of trying to be environmentally friendly and reduce our waste. So, with the big day fast approaching we thought we’d dish out some tips…

Written by Romanos D. Georganas Photos Courtesy of Irhammaula Ario During my medical studies, I remember myself frequently bingeing on wildlife documentaries. One of my closest friends shared the same excitement, and we would comment on what an amazing career those “national geographic guys”…

Words and photos courtesy of Daniella Marston I am a BSc Geography student at the University of Birmingham, passionate about marine conservation. After working with Loggerhead Sea Turtle (C. caretta) hatchlings in Kefalonia last summer, I have been fortunate enough to gain a…

Written by Alexandra Barnetson Photos courtesy of Dr Nancy Priston Operation Wallacea 2018 has been the most amazing, life changing experience I have ever had, it has given me so many life skills that I am so excited to take from this…

Written by Tom Martin Iceland’s recent advert on its palm oil ban (and the subsequent ‘ban’ on the advert itself) has proven wildly successful, having now been seen by millions of people around the world. It has also provoked strong debate within…

Written by Rachael Costanzo Video by Tim Jacobs Cover photo courtesy of Michele Murphy The Wallace region in Indonesia is extremely remote- leaving Australia it took us three days, three planes, a 10-hour car ride and a 2-hour hike with our 15kg…

Words and photos courtesy of Sophia Wood (Deputy Country Manager for Ecuador 2018) Week 3 Bringing in two school groups at a time always makes for a bit of an interesting social experiment. Sometimes, the two mix like they had always known…

Written by Alexandra Birtles These are the extremes of my time as a volunteer research assistant in Madagascar – two weeks spent in the forest in Mariarano and two weeks marine in Nosy Be. The early morning mist netting with Solohery was…

Written by Carys Cunningham Photos Courtesy of Carys Cunningham & Arthur Arfian Opwall’s largest site, the biggest numbers we have ever had, 6 forest camps to run – surely there is no more time for our Indonesia management team to spare in…

Written by Lee Wilson Nexus International School (Singapore) have participated in a number of OpWall expeditions over the last few years. I’ve been lucky enough to travel with our learners to Sulawesi, Indonesia and South Africa. I’ve returned from each expedition with…