Monthly Archives: October 2015

The new cohort of students have recently begun their MRes Wildlife Conservation journey and would like to take the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves: Alexandra Phillips, 26 Background: I graduated with a Masters of Environmental Sciences (MEnvSci) from the University of Southampton in July 2011, specialising in Biodiversity and Conservation. I studied grassland management, habitat restoration, the impact of […]

AHMAD FAISAL – Salibonani bangane! (Nice to see you friends!) Although the 2014/2015 MRes Wildlife Conservation programme has now finished, I wanted to give you a brief update on the research that I conducted in Zimbabwe. Both Andrea and I were based at Dambari Field Station, headquarters of the Dambari Wildlife Trust. My research was […]

Beth   My research project was based in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya, where the whole team spent ten days last November. It was strange to return without the rest of the team, but Suren and I were glad to be spending ten weeks in this beautiful landscape. The focus of my research was […]

Suren   The last eight months were the best part of the MRes program for me. After ending the intensive four months of lectures, assignments and exams, it was time to begin our research projects. My research focused on elephant movement and resource utilisation in a fenced environment. I carried out my research in Lewa […]