I graduated with a Zoology BSc from the University of Sheffield (2017) and have previously volunteered for the Ascension Island Conservation Department and worked in North Cyprus as Base Leader for the Marine Turtle Conservation Project. I came to the KMP to immerse myself in the field of behavioural ecology…
Country of origin: Australia Starting date: December 2017
Country of origin: UK Starting date: September 2017
Country of origin: UK Starting date (Meerkat volunteer): November 2017 Starting date Zurich Manager: May 2018
I’ve developed a keen interest in researching group-living species throughout my years at Exeter, culminating in my masters thesis on group conflict in ants, and i’ve also had the opportunity to gain a wide range of field experience from field courses in Iceland, Mongolia and Costa Rica, a 2 month…
I grew up in London a very far stretch from where I have always wanted to work and live… in the African bush. I have always been drawn to African wildlife and have previous experience working with them in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. But after completing my masters it now…
Communication and collective movement in meerkats Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies, Konstanz, Germany Contact: arianasp@gmail.com From fish schools to bird flocks, many animals move together in groups. Recent research has shown that complex and coordinated movement patterns can emerge if individuals…
Territory defence in Meerkats: The influence of group size on investments Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies University of Zurich Contact: gina.moergeli@uzh.ch To see how group size can influence the defensive behaviour, meerkats (Suricata suricatta) provide a unique opportunity. In this species, beside the intensity of…
Habitat mapping of Kuruman River Reserve and surrounding ranches Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies University of Zurich Contact: paul.haverkamp@ieu.uzh.ch My research interests focus on wildlife habitat utilization and distribution and I am using my background in remote sensing to develop a habitat map for the Kuruman River Reserve.…
The dynamics of vocal coordination in social mammals Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies, Konstanz, Germany Contact: demartsev@gmail.com I am interested in acoustic communication patterns in mammals focusing mainly on conversation like “turn-taking” in social species. Many animal species and also humans, take…