The Mexico project has both marine and terrestrial components, being based in either Akumal Bay or the Calakmul biosphere reserves. The Calakmul projects focus on assessing the reserve's biodiversity by surveying a number of key groups – butterflies and moths, reptiles, amphibians, birds, bats, and large mammals. Volunteers can get involved with each of these surveys while based on a site near an ancient Mayan city.

The marine project at Akumal involves work on turtle populations, coral restoration, and mangrove mapping.

Operation Wallacea is a research and environmental organization working alongside university and college academics to build long-term data sets to put toward various conservation management goals. We recruit volunteers to help out with data collection, training them in the skills and background needed to help effectively. There's also the option to complete dissertations or senior theses at our sites.

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