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Straw Colour Fruit Bats

Angelena — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:42:20 +0000

Despite being listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, there is limited information on how Straw colour fruit bats behave in an urban environment. Despite a heavily busy urban centre, a group of Straw-coloured fruit bats have roosted in a central Lilongwe church for over 15 years...

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10 Days In…

Angelena — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:13:58 +0000

Been so busy since I got here, getting to know the Teams and trying to catch these Straw coloured fruit bats Eidolon helvum, and adjusting to the new lifestyle...

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Urban Hyenas and Tracking Training

Angelena — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:03:00 +0000

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...

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Living the High Life in NYC

Angelena — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 16:31:38 +0000

Finally, my final Greyhound bus! Thankfully this one is not to long, New Haven to New York… When I arrive in New York I check into

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Haven, Soup and Noodles

Angelena — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:51:08 +0000

Later than evening and after my soup dinner, my host invites me to join him and his friends at a local pub quiz and although I am pretty useless at quizzes I thought I would go anyways.

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Back to Chicago I Go

Angelena — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 22:06:38 +0000

The Urban Wildlife Institute studies the interaction between urban development and the natural ecosystem to develop scientific standards for minimizing conflict between these overlapping areas.

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The ‘Burbs and The Hood

Angelena — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 09:30:21 +0000

The burbs still have most of their Christmas decorations up when I stay there (now almost end of Jan!) yet I wonder if the in the Hood they ever had any.. Although you don’t have the risk of being shot as much in the ‘Burbs’ its also really boring…

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Windy City

Angelena — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:06:49 +0000

When I arrive in Chicago I head to a café to grab some breakfast before heading to my hostel. Before that though I sit in the Greyhound café and drink coffee and do some work until the sun actually rises...

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Bats, Bridges and Tacos!

Angelena — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:27:24 +0000

Austin's bridge bats are Mexican free-tailed bats. They migrate each spring from central Mexico to various roosting sites throughout the south-western U.S.A.

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