Operation Wallacea

biodiversity expedition
Malawi town planning
payment comes from tuition
ran by academic researchers

how the biggest dangers affect biodiversity
Wallacea originating from Darwin and Wallace
landlocked
most diverse lake in the world
English and chichewa

part 1 lilongwe research centre
capital - very rural
study the biodiversity within and outside of the town
partnered with conservation research Africa
hyena
duiker
bushpig
African civet
research camp within the town
carnivore monitoring - GPS tracking jackals
- engagement
- scavenger hunt
hyenas
- tracks and scats, what they are eating, location
- den checks, make noise just in case
bats
- 60 species
- little research at the moment
- threatened species
- trapping (humane)
birds
- very little research in area
- 120 in 5 weeks
- if human activity affects sightings and conservation
- vegetation assessments
Entomology
-0 work in the area
- species descovery
Community engagement
-meet local people
location
Kusamala research camp
next to president
Dorm rooms
Western style toilets and showers
Lectures
intro
species concepts


part 2 Nkhata bay, Lake ecology
hugely diverse
around 850 species
how many species is not understood
cichlid Dynamics
fisheries

fish surveys
snorkeling, diving, drones (recordable)
focusing on 30 species

fisheries surveys
dried
what proportion taken
open water dive qualification PADI
or
lake ecology course

accommodation
at lake
dorm rooms
limited hot water
Western bathrooms

part 3 game viewer safari
1 day
fenced
car and boat
relaxed animals
camp in reserve
dorm and treehouses

conservation course
anti poaching unit

requirements
2-3 hrs walking in sun
diving, swim 200m tread water 10mins

reports of health and safety
very open
lots of training in safety

linked to school curriculum
use for CV
registered charity Wallacea trust

mitigating carbon during flights
optional cost for helping reforestation

DATE- 22ND JUNE - 5TH JULY

COST (estimated): £2600 - £3000

fundraising support
optional meeting regarding this