Expedition Blogs

Read real life volunteer experiences on a range of projects:

Q&A with Dr George McGavin

Dr George McGavin, a speaker at the Earthwatch November 2008 debate, shares his views about the natural world.

Adventures in Iceland

Land Rover employee Jon Tongue recounts his experiences.

Wildlife of the Mongolian Steppe

Dr. Rich Reading talks about his work in one of the world's last great wildernesses.

Climate Change, Canopies and Wildlife

Volunteer Alexandra Bowers finds a heavenly retreat from everyday life in a cloud forest in Ecuador.

Seabirds of Prince William Sound

Earthwatch volunteer David Brindle surveys seabirds on an expedition to the Alaskan wilderness.

Cheetah

Earthwatch volunteer Jon Potts comes face to face with the world's fastest mammal.

A day in the life of...Joan Gonzalvo Villegas

Earthwatch scientist Joan Gonzalvo Villegas talks passionately about his unique place of work in Greece's Amvrakikos Gulf.

Conserving threatened birds of Ghana

Volunteer Catherine Avorseh gives a snapshot of her expedition to Ghana, researching the rare white-necked rock fowl.

A day in the life of Dr. Nicholas Oguge

Read about the daily life of Earthwatch's Samburu Wildlife and Communities Field Director.

Capturing whales on camera

Volunteer Jen Tweddell gets up close and personal with Baja’s grey whales.

Magic of the Mountain

Earthwatch volunteer Yew Wah from Malaysia gives a snapshot of her expedition to a tropical rainforest in Queensland, Australia.

South African Penguins

Berry Wong gets up close and personal with penguins on an Earthwatch expedition to South Africa.

South Africa's Brown Hyenas

"Surely out there in the darkness there is a hyena scavenging."

Dolphins of Greece

Sugar highs and carbon lows - the sweeter way to Greece.

Lions of Tsavo

A honeymoon with a difference...

Belarus Wetlands

"I'm standing in wellies slowly sinking into soggy, squashy terrain..."

Icelandic Glaciers

"Nothing can quite prepare you for stepping out onto a glacier for the first time."

Roman Fort on Tyne

My long-held hope of joining an archaeological dig was answered last summer when the opportunity came along to combine this with the pleasure of working with the first Earthwatch UK teen team.

Dolphins of Greece

The Amvrakikos Gulf is home to around 150 bottlenose dolphins.

Whales and Dolphins of the Hebrides

"By the time we had finished travelling along the west of Tiree we had seen 26 (basking sharks)."

Climate Change at the Arctic's Edge

"It was my dream to volunteer for Earthwatch and visit one of the remotest parts of the world."

Samburu the Ghostland

Agnes Gambill relays her experiences of Samburu, Kenya.

Tsavo's Lions and Elephants

Earthwatch staff member, Nicole, recounts her experiences on Lions of Tsavo and Elephants of Tsavo.

Dolphins and Whales of the Hebrides

Raihan E. Huq an volunteer from HSBC Bangladesh reports...

Of Lemurs and Leeches...

Laurie McAndish King with her experiences from Madagascar's Lemurs.

An Australian Invasion

Andros, the largest island in the Bahamas, has been invaded by Australians...

Earthwatch volunteer, Nial Riddell. Photo credit: Nial RiddellEarthwatch volunteer Nial Riddell who volunteered on South Africa's Brown Hyaena's in February 2008.