Written by Katie Amey & Sarah Anderson Photos Courtesy of Katie Amey Following months of anticipation, we finally arrived at Ulwazi Lodge for three weeks of sun, surveys and spectacular sightings. We were immediately immersed in our African surroundings, and awoke the next…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Alejandro Usobiaga   The Coral Triangle in Southeast Asia is home to 75% of known coral species and accounts for over half of the world’s reefs, as well as supporting an estimated 120 million people. Indonesia…

Written by Juan Mula Photos Courtesy of Andrea Gear, Erin Cubitt & Ioan Smart End of the season is here and it seems almost impossible that I have been in Mexico for 2 months already. As an ornithologist working with Operation Wallacea I…

Written by Jack Laverick Photos Courtesy of Jack Laverick, Brian O’Sullivan and Ali McDowell Utila is one of the larger marine sites offered by OpWall. What makes it special for us is that the North shore of the island is on the…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Saadia Khan I recently joined a research dissertation programme through Operation Wallacea, which are an organisation that run a series of biological and conservation programmes in remote locations across the world with specific wildlife conservation aims…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Morgan Welsh I hate flying, but nothing was stopping me from going to Africa. So when I boarded the aeroplane for the 12 hour flight all by myself, I was a bag of nerves. A mixture…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Laura Michie This summer in Mexico we had some big projects to complete, but with a lot of hard working volunteers, some dedicated researchers and a huge amount of fun we managed to finish! We are…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Benjamin Maples This summer I joined an eight week expedition to Indonesia with Operation Wallacea. While I spent some of my time joining the ‘usual’ monitoring surveys, I also devoted as much time as possible investigating…

Written by and Photos Courtesy of Nikki Collins Cover Photo Courtesy of Rob Pinsonneault After participating as a research assistant in Peru a year prior in 2014 with Operation Wallacea in my first year of university, I promptly developed a keen interest…

Written by Justin Hines At the start of the 2013 season in Cuba, it became apparent that the lionfish invasion had reached the Isle of Youth. After a successful season of research an idea formed to allow students to obtain credit for…

Words and photos courtesy of Dr Dan Exton Sometimes the numbers just don’t add up, and the sheer volume of people who rely on Indonesia’s coral reefs for their livelihood and food security is the perfect example. But how exactly do you…

Written by Caroline Acton Photos Courtesy of Sam Leaney and Saskia Van Dongen Cover Photo Courtesy of Amanda Richards and Kathy Slater We hear bad news related to the environment so often it almost comes as a bit of a shock when…