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THUNDEROUS waterfalls cascaded iridescently over the rocky outcrops as we strode waist deep through surging currents. Dappled sunlight shattered the mysterious enchanted darkness, the last hour’s rainfall misting the air around us and silencing the chatter of the forest, leaving a muffled stillness.
As the sun warmed the canopy above, the insects hummed and birds sang in a rhapsodic tumult that filled the heavens. Cryptically colored butterflies flitted by, balancing momentarily on emerald leaves and a cuscus stared back at us from the high branches of a strangler fig. Unperturbed by our presence, it looked on nonchalantly, dolefully consuming a branch.
This summer I took part in a trip facilitated by Operation Wallacea (Opwall) along with three other students from BISS Puxi to the remote region of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Opwall runs a series of biological and conservation management research programs in remote locations across the world.
Sulawesi and the surrounding smaller islands, identified as a unique bio-geographic region by the naturalist Sir Alfred Wallace, are filled with stunning and enchanting species endemic to the islands. This is due to their isolation from other landmasses as a result of deep ocean channels that surround the islands.
We joined herpetologists, ornithologists, marine biologists and other scientists from Opwall in the field, learned how they work and why it is important to conserve and protect natural habitats. This unforgettable experience has brought about an astounding recognition personally and has fueled my keen interest in working to conserve our most valuable human possessions: our rainforests and oceans.
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