Study Abroad Programs in Knin, Croatia

Operation Wallacea is a research and environmental organization, working alongside university and college academics to build long-term data sets to put towards various conservation management goals. We recruit volunteers to help with data collection, training them in the skills and background needed to help effectively. Our Croatia project allows volunteers to participate in a broad range of surveys within a short period. Spend time at the terrestrial site, in a secluded area of the Krka National Park—one of Croatia's most scenic and popular protected areas. Tasks include assisting in surveys for birds, rare cave fauna, herpetofauna, mammals, and freshwater fish. Volunteers may also work at the marine site on the stunning Silba Island. Activities include learning to dive, completing an Adriatic coastal ecology course, and participating in surveys for fish populations, mollusks, and seagrass.