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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Adele Brand Photos Courtesy of Ben Porter I am in bear country. Bears, those symbols of non-human places. The embodiment of wilderness. The stars of the roadside billboards in Yellowstone warning tourists to admire wildlife from afar. Our culture has…

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…