Oman | Back in Salalah – Summing up the Science
The expedition left Wadi Sayq yesterday morning with a feeling of great fulfillment. Not only have we successfully captured footage of the Arabian leopard in Wadi Sayq but we have recorded and […]
Category Archives: Oman
Lawrence, the Chief Scientist updates us from the Wadi
Its 12.40 and the intense Arabian sun is beating down around us, but a cool breeze and the shade of a single acacia tree provides us with all the shelter […]
Oman Empty Quarter 2013 Expedition – The Science Begins
Blog Post from two young Oman Explorers Everyone is settling extremely well into the wadi environment! Our base camp is literally based on paradise beach where we are surrounded by […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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