As we bump along a dirt road, our car suddenly comes to a stop. To me, it looks as if we have run out of dirt and I wonder if that means our plans forContinue reading
Category: conservation
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.
Maggie Ernest
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, students, travel
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, students, travel
Into the Rainforest
There’s something really magical about a humid Amazon forest. Maybe it’s because once you enter one, it’s as if you’ve passed into another world where you are all encompassed in green. The loose, dark soilContinue reading
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.
Maggie Ernest
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, travel
conservation, internships, Mapping Habitat for the San Martin Titi Monkey in Peru, travel
Monkey Business
I leave for Peru tomorrow. The countless hours spent frustrated with ENVI and ArcGIS, the endless flow of grant applications, the unfathomable time spent asking questions – it has all culminated to this point. IContinue reading
My Final Post
A week ago, I arrived back in the States after 30 hours of travel (not including the day of driving from Neuras back to the N/a’an ku sệ headquarters near Windhoek). In my final weekContinue reading
The Dragons of Neuras
On June 18th, we observed a female leopard at one of the Neuras waterholes. We then observed her again at a few more sites around the estate. We noticed that she was very thin inContinue reading
Anna Flam
conservation, Ecotourism Sustainability in Phang Nga, Thailand, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, Ecotourism Sustainability in Phang Nga, Thailand, students, sustainability, travel
Local views on tourism and conservation.
On top of the weekday work to get my initial recommendations ready for my last day at Andaman Discoveries, my last two weekends were consumed with “research”. One weekend on Koh Ra at the KohContinue reading
I Think They’re Catching On
A spiteful leopard is out there. A couple of weeks ago, Matt and Kate set a leopard trap-cage on a neighboring property in order to capture Lightning, a female leopard and a N/a’an ku sệContinue reading