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Taxon Expeditions Scientists taking general public to Expeditions with a mission to discover new species for science.

Founded in 2017 and based in Leiden, The Netherlands, Taxon Expeditions is an organization which focuses on education and biodiversity discovery. We organize expeditions to remote areas for people interested in nature and science and help them make scientific discoveries. International experts are engaged to guide them through all the steps of real scientific research. Together, they discover, name, and publish completely new species of wild animals. For more information check out our website: taxonexpeditions.com

Our Secret Canyon Expedition has been featured in the latest issue of Geographical Magazine, published by the Royal Geog...
03/11/2026

Our Secret Canyon Expedition has been featured in the latest issue of Geographical Magazine, published by the Royal Geographical Society ( Royal Geographical Society )!

The article celebrates women-led expeditions and features an interview with our co-founder, Dr. Iva Njunjić (Dr. Iva Njunjic ), alongside our work exploring and documenting the extraordinary biodiversity of the Komarnica Canyon in Montenegro. The story is illustrated with some beautiful photographs by Sotiris Kountouras

Together with our local partners Crnogorsko Drustvo Ekologa CDE and Spasimo Komarnicu _ Save Komarnica we’re exploring the canyon, documenting its remarkable biodiversity and working towards its protection.

And we’re not done yet! In July 2027, we’ll be heading back to Komarnica Canyon for another expedition, continuing our biodiversity research and conservation efforts.

Want to be part of it? You can join us in the field! Come explore one of Europe’s most spectacular and least-known wilderness areas, discover its hidden biodiversity and contribute to documenting and protecting it.

Find out more about joining our July expedition on our website!

Invited by the Wayana Indigenous Peoples, this expedition takes us deep into a remote corner of southeast Suriname. From...
01/11/2026

Invited by the Wayana Indigenous Peoples, this expedition takes us deep into a remote corner of southeast Suriname. From our rainforest base camp in the village of Apetina, we will explore and document the region’s biodiversity for the first time, working alongside the local community to support conservation and eco-tourism.
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We’ve just returned from our first-ever Amazon Expedition in Suriname, and what an adventure it was!We came back with so...
29/10/2026

We’ve just returned from our first-ever Amazon Expedition in Suriname, and what an adventure it was!

We came back with some exciting scientific discoveries! We discovered TWO SPECIES NEW TO SCIENCE — a land snail and a freshwater clam — and documented numerous species that had never previously been recorded in Suriname.

Working alongside the Wayana Indigenous Peoples, we made our base in Apetina, a remote Indigenous village deep in the Amazon. Getting there was an adventure in itself: we flew in on a tiny plane that landed on a grass airstrip, followed by a boat journey the next day through river rapids in small wooden boats.

In Apetina, we set up camp in hammocks and established an open-air laboratory where we studied the organisms collected during our expedition. We also had a team of geneticists from the University of Verona with us, sequencing DNA from our specimens right there in the field — bringing cutting-edge science into the heart of the Amazon!
From there, the Wayana guided us into their rainforest; we climbed a mountain and cooled off with swims in the beautiful river. Every day brought something new, but we weren’t there just for the adventure. Our mission was to document the biodiversity of the forests surrounding Apetina and contribute to efforts of the Stichting Mulokot to protect this extraordinary part of the Amazon.

Along the way, we encountered an incredible variety of wildlife, from an anaconda, cock-of-the-rock birds and stingrays to fascinating insects such as lantern bugs and rattle ants. We also shared delicious local meals with our hosts, making this an unforgettable cultural experience as well as a scientific adventure.

There is still so much to discover in the Amazon, and documenting its extraordinary biodiversity is a crucial step towards protecting it for future generations.

Photos: Dimitri Sprokkereef

18/10/2026

We could tell you what an extraordinary adventure our Amazon Expedition was… but we’ll let the people who experienced it firsthand do the talking. ❤️

Meet , one of our biodiversity explorers, sharing her experience from the heart of the Amazon!

13/10/2026

Scientists studying the world’s biodiversity are highly trained professionals.
Exhibit A:

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The water strider: 1 : 0

10/10/2026

First few days of our Amazon Expedition have already been quite an adventure! 🤩

Join us on the next one!

09/10/2026

In the rainforest with .gangadin every few metres bring a new discovery — and a new story.

Aniel is the curator of Suriname’s Natural History collection and one of the local experts joining our Amazon Expedition. His knowledge of the rainforest is extraordinary, and so is his gift for storytelling.

We set out to sample the biodiversity of the forest, but with Aniel, we rarely get very far before stopping to hear another fascinating story, learn about an insect or a plant, or even try something edible growing right there in the forest.

The rainforest is full of wonders, but having someone as knowledgeable as Aniel to guide our team makes the experience truly unforgettable.

We took a plane with a wooden floor, landed on a grass airstrip, set up a hammock camp, used a “toilet” inhabited by vam...
08/10/2026

We took a plane with a wooden floor, landed on a grass airstrip, set up a hammock camp, used a “toilet” inhabited by vampire bats, bathed in a river with piranhas, met a shaman, and spent a full day navigating the river—with quite a few rapids along the way.

And finally, we reached Apetina, deep in Wayana territory.

We’ll spend the next 10 days documenting the incredible biodiversity of this remote part of Suriname, while supporting the Wayana and the Stichting Mulokot in their efforts to better understand, protect and conserve their territory.

This is exactly why we organise expeditions like this: to explore places that are still poorly documented, discover what lives there, and turn that knowledge into action for conservation.

07/10/2026

Setting up camp by the river for the night. 🌿 Tomorrow, the journey continues — with a full day of boating still ahead before we reach Apetina.

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