Reptile and Amphibian encounters in Mayan ruins I first visited Guatemala in 2012 and apart from the opportunity to find snakes, a big draw...
Reptile and Amphibian Encounters in Mayan ruins
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Reptile and Amphibian Diversity in Guatemala
Reptile and Amphibian Diversity in Guatemala Guatemala is known by many experts as a megadiverse country, meaning that it is home to a great...
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When Identifying Coral Snakes
When Identifying Coral Snakes When identifying coral snakes we often think of ‘red to black venom lack, red to yellow kill a fellow’. This simple rhyme originated in the United States where it can be successfully used to identify the two native species of coral...
Wildlife encounters in the coastal wetlands of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.
Wildlife encounters in the coastal wetlands of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Drifting on the slow moving waterways, the sun starts to rise in the early morning dawn. The rich colours in the sky reflecting on the surface of the still waters are perfect for...
Snake Declines Linked to Frog Fungus
Snake Declines Linked to Frog Fungus The decline of amphibian species due to a fungal disease called chytridiomycosis (or chytrid for short) has been well documented. Many tropical amphibian communities have experienced dramatic declines in numbers, and several...
Seven Years in Guatemala – The Highlights
Seven years in Guatemala with Indigo Expeditions Looking back over last seven years of conservation and research in Guatemala - let's look at what Indigo Field Teams have achieved. 2013 In our very first year of working in Guatemala we ran four expeditions to...
A journey from ponds to jungles!
Field Notes Revisited: I am fortunate to spend a significant portion of the year in the tropics surveying the forests of Guatemala for amphibians and reptiles. This is a dream come true for me. While there is a huge need for conservation work in tropical regions, it...
Endangered Amphibian Research Guatemala
Endangered Amphibian Research in the Highlands of Alta Verapaz Guatemala We're here in Alta Verapaz in the Highlands of Guatemala as...
Abronia – alligator lizards of the cloud forests
Abronia - alligator lizards of the cloud forests The cloud forests of the tropics are mysterious places cloaked in mist and draped in lichen...
When Identifying Coral Snakes
When Identifying Coral Snakes When identifying coral snakes we often think of ‘red to black venom lack, red to yellow kill a fellow’. This...
Wildlife encounters in the coastal wetlands of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.
Wildlife encounters in the coastal wetlands of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Drifting on the slow moving waterways, the sun starts to rise...
Snake Declines Linked to Frog Fungus
Snake Declines Linked to Frog Fungus The decline of amphibian species due to a fungal disease called chytridiomycosis (or chytrid for short)...
Seven Years in Guatemala – The Highlights
Seven years in Guatemala with Indigo Expeditions Looking back over last seven years of conservation and research in Guatemala - let's look at...
A journey from ponds to jungles!
Field Notes Revisited: I am fortunate to spend a significant portion of the year in the tropics surveying the forests of Guatemala for...
Filming for nature conservation in Guatemala
Filming for nature conservation As a young boy growing up in the UK I was fascinated by wildlife documentaries. They seemed so far away and...
Autumn Equinox in Petén: Mayan temples, howling monkeys and hunting nighthawks
Autumn Equinox in Petén with nigel marven It's 4 am and I am fumbling around in the darkness attempting to find the flask of coffee on the...
Why we feel positive about conservation #ConservationOptimism
Feeling positive about conservation It had been an early start to get to Oxford by 8 am Tuesday 3rd September. Upon my arrival I was greeted...
Searching for sea turtles on the Pacific Coast
Sea turtles are elusive creatures that spend most of their lives at sea. Only the females return to land to lay their eggs, and although olive...
Citizen Science Can Contribute to Endangered Amphibian Conservation
In 2015, Indigo Expeditions led a group of volunteers on an amphibian survey in Alta Verapaz that found two large treefrogs – the endangered Alta Verapaz spikethumb frog.