The Empty Quarter – Portraits of the Sands
“No man can live this life and emerge unchanged. He will carry, however faint, the imprint of the desert, the brand which marks the nomad; and he will have within […]
Category Archives: Oman
Arabian Dragonflies
Sixty four species of Odonata are known from the Arabian Peninsula and 42 species of Odonata are known from Oman, with around 24 recorded from the Dhofar region (J.–P. Boudot […]
In the Press – Muscat Daily & Times of Oman
A couple more Omani newspaper articles about the British Exploring Society Oman expeditions and the research we have undertaken in Wadi Sayq, Dhofar over the last couple of years. […]
Oman Camera Trap Footage – Short Film
A short film showing the remarkable camera trap footage collected during the 2013 British Exploring Society Oman expedition in collaboration with the Oman Office for Conservation of the Environment. Enjoy… […]
How We Caught A Lizard
You may remember I posted an article last Autumn entitled ‘How To Catch A Lizard‘, where I presented to you our arsenal of lizard catching techniques we were to employ […]
In the Press – Oman Daily Observer
An article published in the Oman Daily Observer while we were in the field. I’m quite happy with it, even if it’s the smallest article on the page 🙂
Birds of Oman
Last night I managed to find the time to catch up on some of the BBC nature documentaries that I missed during the expedition to Oman. It was great to […]
2013 Arabian Leopard Camera Trap Photos
Gliding in an overpowered local fishing boat along the coastline, above the tropical blue ocean, I couldn’t help but feel the odds weren’t on our side. With an estimated population of only 50 individuals […]
Entering the Ultrasonic World of Bats
Bats make calls as they fly and listen to the returning echoes to build up a sonic map of their surroundings. A bat can tell how far away something is by […]
The 2013 Oman British Exploring Society Expedition…
…in a nutshell Following the successes of last years expedition the British Exploring Society once again teamed up with the Oman Office for Conservation of the Environment (OCE) to deploy […]
Lawrence Ball │ Conservation Science 