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… […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lawrence Ball │ Conservation Science 