The Little Things in Life
One can spend days on expedition hoping to see a rare bird species or searching for that elusive mammal only to get a brief glimpse before it flies, hops or […]
The Bald-headed Uacari
The Sunday Species 16th September 2012 Latin Name: Cacajao calvus Common Name: Bald-headed Uacari Location: Amazonian Peru and Brazil IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable This neotropical primate species is easily […]
Planetary Boundaries
There were a number of papers I came across during my degree that have stuck in my head ever since, either because they were fascinating, or because they were a […]
“British nature – I owe you one”
Its been 6 months since I returned from the baking heat of Oman’s Empty Quarter, and over four years since my first expedition to Madagascar, but it’s now the time for me […]
The Last Wild Camels
Camels are incredible creatures with a whole arsenal of traits totally unique amongst mammals. Two species exist today belonging to the genus Camelus, these are the Dromedary and Bactrian camels. […]
A Weekend on Wallasea
Wallasea Island is a low lying coastal floodplain situated north of the River Thames estuary. For generations it has been used as arable farmland, protected by a sea wall, but […]
Funky Flora
Plants are vital to all life on earth. Indeed, they paved the way for animals to exist by filling the air with oxygen, albeit as algae in the seas, and […]
Embracing the Expedition Lifestyle
Embrace… 1. The Unexpected Cities are a controlled environment. The more human control, the less likely unexpected events will occur. Wild places however, are untamed, we can control very little, […]
I Shot 3 Birds
I definitely wouldn’t call myself a good photographer, or even a half decent hobbyist photographer, I like to point and shoot. But I was quite chuffed with myself when I […]
A Typical Day aboard the Lobo de Rio
“Beep beep beep beep beep” wakes me up. I roll over, its 5 in the morning. That was the painfully loud alarm clock from the macaw team’s room as they […]
Lawrence Ball │ Conservation Science 