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Madagascar Slide 2 What is Operation Wallacea? Tropical scientific expeditions in 15countries 200+ academics running more than 120 projects Results published in peer-reviewed journals Slide 3 What is Operation Wallacea? 30 new vertebrate species to science discovered Large temporal and spatial data sets obtained from tuition fee funded model Data used to assess the performance of conservation management programmes Slide 4 Global Research and Conservation Strategy Stage 1 - Assessing ecosystem diversity and function Stage 2 - Monitoring ecosystem change Stage 3 - Monitoring socio-economic change Stage 4 - Establishing & monitoring the effectiveness of conservation management programmes Slide 5 Slide 6 Team Members Principal Researchers Assistant Researchers Visiting Academics Dissertation Students Research Assistants General Surveyors Operations Staff Medical Staff Slide 7 Option 1- Dry Forests and Reefs Slide 8 Transfer from Tana to Mahajanga Slide 9 Journey to Mariarano from Mahajanga Slide 10 Mahamavo forests and transects Slide 11 Mariarano Village Camp Slide 12 Slide 13 Palm Screen Showers and long- drop toilets Slide 14 Satellite Camp Slide 15 Slide 16 Matsedroy Camp Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Madagascar Wildlife Course Introduction to Madagascar Biogeography and evolution of Madagascar wildlife Species concept (endemic amphibian, reptile bird and mammal species in Madagascar) Biodiversity conservation in Madagascar People in Madagascar (major cultures and languages) Conservation synthesis (how the data are being used). Slide 20 Biodiversity surveys herpetofauna routes Slide 21 Biodiversity surveys - spotlighting Slide 22 Biodiversity surveys spotlighting Slide 23 Biodiversity Surveys - Herpetofauna Slide 24 Standardised searches for reptiles Slide 25 Biodiversity surveys - diurnal lemur transects Slide 26 Biodiversity surveys - nocturnal lemur spotlighting Slide 27 Nocturnal spotlighting Slide 28 Biodiversity surveys point counts Slide 29 Slide 30 Biodiversity surveys Slide 31 Biodiversity surveys - wetland bird transects Slide 32 Slide 33 Slide 34 Biodiversity surveys crocodile monitoring on wetland surveys Slide 35 Biodiversity surveys - small mammal trapping Slide 36 Biodiversity surveys bat mist netting Slide 37 Slide 38 Forest Structure and Botanical Sampling Slide 39 Slide 40 Mariarano Village Slide 41 Mariarano Market Slide 42 Mariarano Village Slide 43 Nosy Be Slide 44 Marodoka Camp Slide 45 Marodoka marine camp Slide 46 Moradoka marine site Slide 47 PADI Open Water dive training Slide 48 Slide 49 Indian Ocean Reef Ecology Course Slide 50 Slide 51 Stereo video surveys Slide 52 Slide 53 Travel Schedule for Madagascar (part 1) Friday arrive in Antanararivo and overnight Saturday - overland to Mahajanga and overnight at hotel Sunday - taxi brousse to Mariarano and start prohect at 1600hrs Monday to Friday: Madagascan Wildlife Ecology course and surveys in the Mariarano forests Saturday leave for marine site Slide 54 Travel Schedule for Madagascar (part 2) Saturday taxi brousse to main road and Akarafantsika National Park and overnight Sunday look around Ankarafantsika & transfer by bus to Ambanja and overnight Monday - boat to Nosy Be and start marine week Tuesday to Friday: dive training or reef ecology course Saturday fly from Nosy Be to Antananarivo to catch international flights home Slide 55 Lemur and chameleon hunt Slide 56 Slide 57 Slide 58 Health & Safety Slide 59 Health & Safety Issues Training of students in safety procedures Risk assessments Medical cover Communications Political instability Emergency evacuation plans prepared for all sites Expedition is compliant with BS8848 and LoTC Accident statistics published Slide 60 Links to Exams, Course Work, and University Entry Relevant practicals and lectures for IB, AP, A level or Highers IB extended essay, CAS, PSOW Stand alone extended project EPQ UK universities University Award or CoPE US universities course credit University applications and interviews Slide 61 Example research questions for IB, EPQ or CoPE How do bird communities of Madagascar compare with those found on the African mainland? What is different about the Madagascar herpetofauna compared to the rest of Africa? How does the 2003 Dreamworks movie depiction of Madagascar wildlife differ from the real fauna? How can satellite images help conservation efforts in Madagascar? What are the main threats to Madagascar wildlife? Why are the tenrecs of Madagascar so unusual? Slide 62 Fundraising support Slide 63 1150 ($1850) for expedition costs International flights and in-country travel