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Inspiring Conservation
The BiosphereThe BiosphereDefined in 1929 by Russian scientist Defined in 1929 by Russian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky asVladimir Vernadsky as
““the part of the earth’s surface and the part of the earth’s surface and atmosphere occupied by living things”atmosphere occupied by living things”
The diversity of the Biosphere provides us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives
depend on.
Human activity is causing an erosion of this diversity at a greatly accelerated rate.
Humans are a part of the rich diversity of nature and have the power to protect the planet.
Biosphere Expeditions offers one way in which people can.
Anyone can come with us and work with field scientists on important conservation activities in their normal holiday time…
…putting time and money into conservation that wouldn’t otherwise be there.
EXPEDITIONS, PROJECTS & TASTER DAYS WORLDWIDE
Charismatic megafauna
Panthera oncaJaguar
Panthera pardus pardusAfrican leopardAfrikanischer LeopardLéopard d'Afrique
Panthera uncia Snow leopardSchneeleopardL'Once
Panthera oncaJaguar
Leopardus pardalisOcelotOzelotOcelot
Acinonyx jubatus CheetahGepardGuépard
Lynx lynx LynxLuchsLynx
Felis silvestris gordoni Gordon’s wildcatOman-FalbkatzeChat sauvage de Gordon
Canis lupus Wolf
Loxodonta africana African bush elephantAfrikanischer Elefant
L'Éléphant de savane d'Afrique
Oryx leucoryx Arabian oryxArabischer oryxOryx d'Arabie
Ovis ammonArgali sheepArgali oder RiesenwildschafMouflon de Corse
Antidorcas marsupialisSpringbok
Tragelaphus strepsicerosGreater kuduGroßes KuduGrand koudou
Citellus citellus Suslik (ground squirrel)Ziesel (Erdhörnchen)Souslik (mammifère rongeur de la famille des "Sciuridae“)
Caretta caretta Loggerhead turtle
Unechte KarettschildkröteCaouanne
Setonix brachyurus QuokkaKurzschwanzkänguru Le quokka
Dasyurus geoffroii Western quoll / chuditch / native cat
FleckenbeutelmarderLe chat marsupial de Geoffroy
Rhincodon typusWhale sharkWalhaiRequin-baleine
Manta birostrisManta rayRiesenmanta Raie manta
Sea spongeSeeschwammÉponge de mer
OctocoralAchterkoralleOctocoral
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtleEchte Karettschildkröte Tortue imbriquée
Holacanthus ciliaris Queen angelfishKönigin-EngelfischAnge royal
Gymnothorax funebris Green morayGrüne Muräne Murène verte
Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphinGroßer TümmlerGrand dauphin
Physeter catodon Sperm whalePottwalCachalot
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whaleBuckelwalBaleine à bosse
Tree frog, unknown species
Baumforsch, unbekannte Art
Grenouille arboricole, espèce inconnue
Eira barbaraTyra (type of marten / mustelid)Tyra oder Hyrare (Wieselart)Tyra
Saimiri sciureusSquirrel monkeyTotenkopfaffeSaïmiri commun
The workLooking for tracksInterviews(Camera) trappingEducationTelemetryData EntryRecord behaviourInventoriesPresence/absencePhoto IDDensities
Making ze plan ;)Altai
Making ze plan ;)Slovakia
Getting thereMusandam
Getting thereBrazil
Getting thereNamibia
Getting there – or notEmirates
Getting therePeru
ObservationAltai
ObservationPeru / Altai
ObservationAltai
ObservationAltai
ObservationAzores
ObservationAzores
Transect workAltai
Transect workWestern Australia
Transect workHonduras
Transect workMaldives
Transect workSlovakia
Using technical stuffAzores
Using technical stuffNamibia
Using technical stuffMusandam
Using technical stuffEmirates
Trapping & tracking Slovakia
Trapping & tracking Peru
Trapping & tracking
Trapping & tracking Namibia
Trapping & tracking Namibia
Trapping & tracking Western Australia
Trapping & tracking Emirates
Education & capacity-building Oman
Education & capacity-building Altai
Education & capacity-building Brazil
Mapping & measuringPeru
Up close & personalNamibia
Up close & personalAzores
Up close & personalMaldives
Up close & personalMalaysia
Data entry & analysisWestern Australia
Data entry & analysisAltai
Data entry & analysisNamibia
Data entry & analysisPeru
Data entry & analysisHonduras
Bases&
habitats
JunglePeru
Research stationPeru
Marine / beachAzores, Honduras, Musandam, Maldives(this image from Western Australia)
Research stationHonduras
Liveaboard research vesselMalaysia
Liveaboard research vesselMusandam
Liveaboard research vesselMaldives
B&B baseAzores
Resort base (complete with resident kangaroo mob)Western Australia
Forests & mountainsAltai, Oman & Slovakia, Western Australia(this image from Slovakia)
Base campAltai
Historic Austro-Hungarian empire villa baseSlovakia
SavannahNamibia
Lodge & tent baseNamibia
DesertEmirates
Base campEmirates
Achievements
An active role in saving 50 wolves from being declared legitimate hunting targets in the Bieszczady mountains in Poland. This was achieved by providing accurate information
on the predator numbers and by influencing the local authorities who reversed their decision to cull wolves.
Declaration of a national park in the Ukraine, protecting a unique steppe area jutting into the Black Sea and as such a stop-off point for many migratory birds, as well as a haven for fauna (e.g. birds & wolf) and flora (it boasts amongst other things Europe's biggest
orchid field).
Data collected by our expeditions in the Caprivi have helped our local and international partners make arguments that have led to the declaration of the Kavango Zambezi
Transfrontier Conservation Area, or KAZA TFCA. The KAZA TFCA is the world's largest conservation area, spanning five southern African countries; Angola, Botswana,
Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, centred around the Caprivi-Chobe-Victoria Falls area.
Declaration of a protected area in the Altai Republic, Central Asia, which provides the habitat for a number of endangered species including the snow leopard.
Together with our partners in Peru, we were able to halt a dam construction project, which was threatening a biodiversity hotspot in our Madre de Dios study site region in
the Peru Amazon region.
Fewer lions, leopards and cheetahs killed in farmer-predator conflict in Namibia.
Inclusion of guidelines for boat behaviour at clay licks in the Tambopata Reserve
management plan. Guidelines are needed because unsustainable forms of farming, logging and tourism are threatening the natural habitat in Peruvian Amazon.
Our recommendations for the management and protection of jaguars have been incorporated into national and state-wide jaguar action plans in Brazil’s Atlantic
rainforest.
Our recommendations for the management and protection of the coral reefs of the
Cayos Cochinos marine protected area in Honduras have been incorporated into the managing authorities’ action plan.
Together with our partners in Spain, we helped to reverse EU high altitude carcass
removal regulation, which was designed to combat the spread of BSE, but was starving high mountain vultures and bears.
On many of our expedition we build capacity buy training local people as guides or conservationists, creating expedition placements & scholarships, etc. We also engage
with local communities in education, producing educational materials about the value of wildlife and how to protect it and local livelihoods.
THANK YOU & LOOK AHEAD