This post was originally posted on May 9th 2015 on our Facebook page Introducing Charlotte Palmer!     “I distinctly remember the first time I heard about Opwall, walking through the biology department at Birmingham University, where I completed my undergraduate degree,…

Written By Thien-Kym Nguyen-Phuoc Photos courtesy of Laura Mack & Kathy Slater There are seven extant species of sea turtle in the world. The seven species are divided into two families. The leatherback sea turtle is the only species alive that is in…

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…

This post was originally posted on February 21st 2015 on our Facebook page Introducing Emma MacWalter (nee Kennedy)! “My first experience with Opwall was twelve years ago, but it still seems like yesterday! It was a snowy November in 2002 in Scotland…

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…

This post was originally posted on January 17th 2015 on our Facebook page Introducing Andrew Snyder! “It’s so hard to believe that my Opwall relationship is now approaching 6 years! It seems like just yesterday I was sitting in a conference room…

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…

Introducing Rachel Daniels! One of the staff members in Peru for the March expeditions 2016, Rachel was the Peru Country manager for 3 years and is now the Madagascar Country Manager. “I couldn’t have asked for a better 5 years working with…

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…

Written by Grace Young Feature Photo Courtesy of Dave Smith We know coral reefs are degrading at an alarming rate. They’re becoming less complex and ultimately disappearing due to the effects of climate change, acidification, overfishing, and pollution. Despite covering less than…

Written by Thomas Horsley Photos Courtesy of Thomas Horsley & Andrew Snyder The Iwokrama Forest in central Guyana is a truly beautiful place. Walking through this pristine, previously untouched swath of habitat, you are inundated with an incredible diversity of wildlife. If…