Eloise Springate – during her Darwin local project (000056) she received a message from a member of the public about a hedgehog they had found in their garden that had become entangled in some netting. Eloise alongside the member of the public worked to free the hedgehog from the netting .
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Emma Whatley is our visiting scientist for the week. She is currently completing her third year of university studying Biology (University of Swansea) and came to learn about the different Darwin projects and learn about the fieldwork techniques that are being applied. Her favourite part of the week was learning about Tick dragging and identification.
For more information about Aedes Invasive Mosquito visit The Three Mosquteers Project or our YouTube Chanel My name is Tegan Ashford, and I am a year 12 student from England currently studying biology, geography, and art A levels. I was lucky enough to spend a week of work experience with Kelly and her incredible team participating, each day learning many new skills and joining in with lots of unique areas of research. From this week’s experience I can now identify insects to their species and genus under microscopes which was very interesting! I also was able to create my own project, exploring invasive alien species in marine environments, with different terrains as well as depths of water whilst snorkelling, counting pufferfish and blue spotted cornet fish. Whilst engaging in on important environmental meetings, I was able to gain a wider understanding of management in the Akrotiri area. In the future I would like to go to university and study Marine Biology, so this week’s experience has benefitted me. Kelly has introduced me to the professional work environment and encouraged my interest towards the subject more. Due to the hands on and involving nature of her research, I was able to follow an interesting passion of mine in a more practical way. |