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NEW PROJECT: Marsupials galore in Australia

Quokka

This latest addition to our portfolio will take you to the beautiful Walpole Wilderness biodiversity hotspot in Western Australia to study and protect threatened native Australian marsupials (the quokka, quoll and quenda). Working in the majestic Southern Forests of towering karri, tingle and jarrah trees...
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More awards, accolades & accreditations

Trophée de femmes Kristina Killian

Kristina Killian, our big cat biologist in Namibia, is made a laureate of the environmental prize "Trophée de femmes" of the Yves Rocher Foundation for her work. > more

Biosphere Expeditions is now an officially accredited member of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme's Governing Council). > more

Our Namibia expedition is named as "Best Volunteer Vacation" in the Wall Street Journal & Business Insider Magazine.

> full overview of all our awards, accolades & accreditations

 

2012 Magazine now available for download

Magazine cover

Our annual Biosphere Expeditions Magazine is packed with stories from the field, achievements, looks behind the scenes and an overview over our expeditions, projects, taster days and other activities.

The 2012 Magazine is on a marine theme with articles from our Azores whale & dolphin project, our coral reef work in Oman & Malaysia and lots more.

> download your copy now

 

Win Namibia and Australia expedition places

Competitions

Thanks to our partners above, we are running competitions for

Click now to apply & good luck!

News, views & results

Turning the tide

Great clip from our friends at Conservation International about how humankind benefits from the oceans.

Bear

Interesting article on how the loss of predators has a negative effect on the ecosystems they used to thrive in.

Reef

Interesting article (and interview) about how local control of coral reefs can, but is not assured to, succeed in their conservation.

Lion

Thought-provoking article about lions changing their behaviour as they face ongoing stress, trying to avoid deadly human encounters.

Wordpress screenshot

Join our new Wordpress blog for text, video, picture updates from the field.

Namibia scholarship

Check out our scholarships, placements and home-projects and apply now.

Make the boss suffer!

Make the boss suffer! Please give generously to his Ironman triathlon challenge in aid of Scope, the disability charity.

Dolphin, Azores

Protected areas, management, education, job creation, capacity-building. Check out our achievements.

Portfolio 2012/2013

Azores - whales & dolphins

Fascinating creatures of the deep: Studying whales, dolphins and turtles around the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean
2 - 11 April | 14 - 23 April | 26 April – 5 May 2012
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Altai - snow leopard

Mountain ghosts: snow leopards and other animals in the mountains of the Altai Republic, Central Asia
18 - 30 June | 2 - 14 July | 16 – 28 July | 30 July - 11 August | 13 - 25 August 2012
Status amber > check detailed availability

Namibia - big cats

Big cat conundrum: The challenge of protecting leopards, caracals and cheetahs in the Khomas Hochland of central Namibia
29 July - 10 August | 12 - 24 August || 2 – 14 September | 16 – 28 September | 30 September – 12 October || 21 October – 2 November 2012
Status amber > check detailed availability

Peru - biodiversity

Amazonian plethora: biodiversity monitoring of jaguars, pumas, primates and other flagship species of the Peruvian Amazon
19 – 25 August | 26 August – 1 September 2012
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Maldives - coral reefs & whale sharks

Little and large: surveying and safeguarding coral reefs & whale sharks of the Maldives archipelago
2 - 8 September | 9 - 15 September 2012
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Musandam - coral reefs

Underwater pioneers: studying & protecting the unique coral reefs of the Musandam peninsula within Oman & UAE
7 - 13 October | 14 - 20 October 2012
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Emirates - Arabian oryx, Gordon's wildcat, et al.

Ways of the desert: conserving Arabian oryx, Gordon’s wildcat and other species of the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, United Arab Emirates
12 - 19 January | 20 - 27 January 2013
Status green > check detailed availability

Slovakia - lynx, wolf, wildcat

True white wilderness: winter lynx, wolf and wildcat tracking in the Carpathian mountains of Slovakia
3 - 9 February | 10 - 16 February 2013
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Malaysia - coral reefs & megafauna

Paradise in peril: studying & protecting reefs, sharks, dolphins and turtles of the Pulau Tioman Marine Park, Malaysia
2013 dates TBA

Honduras - coral reefs

Diving in a Caribbean paradise: safeguarding the coral reefs of Cayos Cochinos, Honduras
2013 dates TBA

Schnuppertage Deutschland

Taster days Germany / Schnuppertage Deutschland
NORDENEY: 29. April
BERCHTESGADEN: 23. September | 30. September
EIFEL: 5. August | 12. August
ODERTAL: 15. Juli - Malika
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Taster days UK

Taster days UK
BROADS: 1 July
Status green > check detailed availability

Sampler days USA

Sampler days USA
MINNEWASKA SP, NY: 20 May
LORY SP, CO: 27 May 2012
SEQUOIA NP, CA:  22 July
Status red > 2013 dates TBA

 

Taster days Australia

Taster days Australia
MELBOURNE: 21 October
SYDNEY: 28 October
Status green > check detailed availability

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(c) Biosphere Expeditions 2012
Winner "Best Volunteering Organisation" First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards
Winner “Tours of a Lifetime” award from National Geographic Traveler magazine
Named "Best holiday for green-minded travellers" Independent on Sunday
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