This summer I am travelling to the island of Hoga, Indonesia, to carry out my dissertation research on the behaviour of the Dwarf cuttlefish with Operation Wallacea (www.opwall.com) to help conserve and understand this keystone species. While I am there I will also be able to contribute to other conservation projects that are undergoing on Hoga and hopefully help protect the vast array of life on the coral reefs out there. This is an amazing opportunity for me but to do I need your help.

To help raise the funds needed for this opportunity, this May I will be walking the daunting 96 miles of the West Highland Way in 5 days! Camping as I go and with all the kit on my back (lets hope it doesn't rain!). To help me out with this I've enlisted the help of my 2 fabulous friends, Paddy and Ed, who've been mad enough to join me.

I really hope you can see this is a cause worth contributing to, as it will not only benefit the environment but also help me become the best biologist I can be!

Fingers crossed for a midge free and sunny may.

Thank you!

Euan