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9 07, 2018

Update on Research Project

Angelena2020-12-29T17:25:00+00:00July 9th, 2018|Categories: African Bat Conservation, Bats, Malawi|Tags: bats, conservation, research, roost, wildlife|0 Comments

As well as working hard here in Lilongwe we have also had a few opportunities for fun and we even managed to go on a fun day trip to Lake Malawi in Salima!

1 07, 2018

Knock Knock – You Got Bats?

Angelena2020-12-29T17:31:00+00:00July 1st, 2018|Categories: African Bat Conservation, Bats, Malawi|Tags: bats, conservation, Malawi, research, survey|0 Comments

It has been fab getting out to also take part in the Biodiversity Monitoring Projects with the ABC Team and getting more practice on mist net extraction as I would like to further my skills ...

30 04, 2018

Mass Transect Night

Angelena2020-12-29T18:07:17+00:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: Bats, Nottingham, Wildlife|Tags: bats, conservation, echolocation, HLF, Notts Bat Group|0 Comments

Last week myself at several Notts Bat Group members went on a mass transect night as part of our HLF Echolocation Location project! First, we met up at the Royal Oak pub in North Leverton and had a drink whilst checking out our transect routes...

9 02, 2018

Wolves in Upstate New York

Angelena2020-12-30T09:15:45+00:00February 9th, 2018|Categories: Nottingham Roosevelt Memorial Travelling Scholarship, Wildlife|Tags: conservation, endangered, New York, Roosevelt, wildlife|0 Comments

I pick up a car rental as I am supposed to go to the Hyde Park home of FDR and had all arranged for a tour and meet and greet but sadly the park was closed due to the snow and ice. This is such a shame as...

8 02, 2018

Hobo Chic and Ivy League

Angelena2020-12-30T09:23:12+00:00February 8th, 2018|Categories: Nottingham Roosevelt Memorial Travelling Scholarship, Wildlife|Tags: conservation, development, ecology, policy, Yale|0 Comments

Only I can roll through Yale looking like a hobo with no shame. Sadly I could not get to my accommodation before the seminar I was attending at the Business School and when I tried...

2 02, 2018

But Why Bats?

Angelena2020-12-30T10:16:39+00:00February 2nd, 2018|Categories: Bats, Nottingham Roosevelt Memorial Travelling Scholarship, Wildlife|Tags: bats, conservation, ecology, ecosystem services, pollination, wildlife|0 Comments

Some fruits are pollinated by bats, around 300 varieties, and some rely on only bats for pollination. Such as the agave plant, which tequila is made from. So if you don’t like mosquitos and you do like tequila you have bats to thank!

26 01, 2018