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Research Focus

Each month Earthwatch focuses on a chosen research area or destination to bring you highlights of our research expeditions, country fact files and other useful facts and tips:

Studying endemic Malagasy carnivores

Aina Pascual Cuadras reports on how Madagascar's non-endemic species are posing a threat to the island's carnivores.

A dolphin paradise lost?

Human activities have had a huge impact on the dolphins of the Amvrakikos Gulf in Greece, but there is room for hope. Aina Pascual Cuadras reports.

Saving the endangered Grevy's zebra

The Grevy's zebra is facing extinction, and the reasons for its decline are far from black and white. Debbie Winton reports.

Laying bare the secrets of the past

Debbie Winton and Ria Miller describe how an Earthwatch project in the north of England is offering a unique insight into life in Roman Britain.

Restoring the rainforests of Borneo

Debbie Winton gets to the root of how research on the island of Borneo is assessing the impacts of climate change in tropical rainforests.

A river runs through it

Debbie Winton reveals how an Earthwatch project in the Czech Republic is rehabilitating mountain ecosystems damaged by acid rain.

Trouble in paradise?

Debbie Winton explains how an Earthwatch project in the Bahamas is examining the impacts of tourism and pollution on coastal ecosystems.

Finding answers in the forest

Debbie Winton reports on how an Earthwatch project in Puerto Rico is testing ways to sustainably manage tropical rainforests.

Involving communities in sea turtle conservation

Debbie Winton reports on how Earthwatch scientists in Mexico are tackling severe threats to black sea turtles.

Macaws of the Peruvian Amazon

Results from Earthwatch research in Peru will be applied to the conservation management of macaws in the Tambopata area and throughout the tropics.

Science in the city

New York is the setting for an exciting Earthwatch project which aims to identify the impacts of urban pressures on wildlife.

Surveying whales and dolphins in the Hebrides

Debbie Winton of Earthwatch shows how scientists and volunteers are conducting much-needed research off the west coast of Scotland.

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