Have you ever sat and meditated in a cloud of stingless bees? Listened to the humming of their tiny wings slicing through the air as they throng around you? Felt the tickle of their tinyContinue reading
Author: Ian Markham
An ecologist by training and a naturalist by passion, I am interested in the application of these realms to conservation and communication. I am an avid wildlife photographer and aspiring videographer and use multimedia to promote conservation groups and issues. My heart, soul, and career will probably remain torn between the call of coral reefs and rainforests, but there will always be a special place in my heart for the cold kelp forests of my Californian home. At the Nicholas school I am pursuing a Master’s of Environmental Management in Ecosystem Science and Conservation while conducting research in central Africa and launching a new student organization called Stories for Nature and People (aka “S.N.A.P.”).
Ian Markham
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
In the Footsteps of Giants
“The laid made plans of mice and men often go astray” -John Steinbeck You would think given the title of the blog, or any other fieldwork I’ve done over the past ten years or so,Continue reading
Ian Markham
internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
“Le petite”, “Le Sac”, and the “Lost”
There are plenty of things that go ‘bump’ in the night whilst camping in the Central African rainforest. Glowing eyes staring back in the faint torchlight might set one’s heart racing when peering through aContinue reading
Ian Markham
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
Child’s Play
So the question of the hour: How’s the rodent trapping? The honest answer: Child’s Play. Now on my honor that’s the truth. But given that each day I collapse at the end in a sweatyContinue reading
Ian Markham
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
Of Mice and Men in Gabon
So at long last we get to it. Why am I here? What am I doing? Is there any purpose to all this toiling? My work here will be looking at how the small mammal community changes with human impact on the forest, and begin to get at how those changes might affect the forest in turn.
Ian Markham
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, travel
The adventure begins…
My adventure in the jungles of central Africa began as most journeys rather un-romantically must these days, leaving an airport. After eleven hours and change of driving we arrived at Ipassa, the field station which is to be the closest thing to home when I’m not camping over the next two months in the golden hour before sunset.
Ian Markham
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students, sustainability, travel
Feeling Fuzzy with El Lorax
Having come to experience firsthand some of the problems surrounding waste, disposal, and land use change it was a distinct pleasure participate in my own small ways in means of improving these issues down the road.
Ian Markham
forests, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
forests, internships, Of Mice and Men in Gabon: Exploring how Hunting and Logging Affect Mammal Communities and Forest Regeneration, students
Panama? Como no?
Now you may be asking yourself, “What gives?! I clicked on this to read about Heart-of-Darkness-like exploits in the steamy jungles of Central Africa…what’s this wise guy talking about Panama for??” If that is theContinue reading