New Year and Some New Peeps
We have had a couple of volunteers join us here at ABC, camp numbers are always changing as people come and go which keeps things interesting...
We have had a couple of volunteers join us here at ABC, camp numbers are always changing as people come and go which keeps things interesting...
As I mentioned in my last blog the lightning storms here are rather immense! When they get going they are huge and pretty dangerous. The rain is so heavy is fully washes away the roads...
We have been super busy with all the different projects going on at the moment! Over the last week, I have also taken people to a few good spots I know for present buying as we have decided to do Secret Santa this year for Christmas...
So the carnivore team has departed, as the vet had finished his stint with them, but before they left we had a big braii! Myself, Dom and Sophie pimped out the sandpit...
By the way I totally forgot to tell you all that I am going to Malawi later this year as I have accepted the job of Research Manager for African Bat Conservation...
Sadly it is not going so good data collection wise as it is so cold over here! It is never so cold in Malawi and the temperatures mean that bats are just simply not emerging from the roosts in the evening...
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!
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 ...
Back in Malawi!!!! Myself and Amelia touched down in Lilongwe on 19th June and we are excited to be back and to carry on with our research on the white bellied free tailed bats! The first few days of ...
After a great first week on the experiment.com page things have slowed down sadly! But we had an article out on Inside Ecology about the project which will hopefully help us to get the word out there!