The Sultanate of Oman – An Overview
The Sultanate of Oman is located in the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Oman is mostly dominated by arid desert wilderness which stretches over the north-west border […]
Category Archives: Adventure & Expeditions
How To Catch A Lizard
Who knows! There is no single proven effective technique to answer this question, unless it’s Chameleons in Madagascar, in which case you just pick them off the trees! During our […]
The Rise of the East African Safari
In 1905 a British zoologist, P. L. Sclater, declared that the elephant, rhino, giraffe, eland and zebra needed special efforts in order to conserve them. There was one place in […]
Post-Recce Report
Between the 7th and the 18th of this month I was in Oman with Soo Redshaw (Chief Leader) organising logistics, equipment and touching base with numerous useful contacts for the […]
A Recce to Oman
Despite what I said several weeks ago about remaining on British soil and focusing on the conservation of British wildlife, here I am packing my rucksack for a 10 day […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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, […]
Lawrence Ball │ Conservation Science 