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Aimee   For the past five weeks, Marwell has been my home-away-from-home, as I have spent most of my days there collecting data for my research project. My project looks at the risk of genetic adaptation to captivity, focusing on adaptation in Partulid snails.  The specific species I am studying, Partula varia, is extinct in the wild […]

Tom While some of us have been lucky enough to escape the British weather and go abroad for our fieldwork, the rest of us have been getting stuck into our projects here in the UK. As my research is primarily desk based, I was one of those that stayed behind but that certainly didn’t mean […]

Kezia The focus of my research project is to release a group of Tunisian Spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) back into their native range of Tunisia. Testudo graeca nabeulensis is an endemic species, threatened by illegal collection for both the local and international pet trade and food markets. Following repatriation to Tunisia, all seized tortoises […]

Holly My research project is focused on assessing the diet and resource use of two wild canids, the golden jackal (Canis Aureus) and the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) situated within the semi-arid landscapes of southern Tunisia. I will be comparing the local ecology of these two sympatric carnivores throughout four national parks. Marwell Wildlife has […]

For all of us on the MRes Wildlife Conservation team, January has been a bit of a blur; it has definitely been a case of hitting the ground running after the Christmas break, with several assessments due over the course of a few weeks. The first of these were our individual presentations, based on the […]

The journey begins: Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (Days 1-4) For some of us, this was our first time in Africa, and the range of wildlife that greeted our arrival to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy certainly did not disappoint!  Our first task on arrival was to set up camp at Marwell’s research base, fondly known as our ‘home away […]

The first six weeks of the course have absolutely flown past, and we’ve already learnt so much! We started off the course at the end of September with an induction at the university involving a health and safety talk, a tour of the life sciences building and the discovery of our very own desk space, which […]

The academic year has come to an end in the blink of an eye. It seems like yesterday that we all met for the first time, embarking on a new and incredible journey together; one that would test our resolve, expand our minds, and ultimately provide us with the skills and knowledge we need to […]

The new students started a few weeks ago and now that they are getting into the swing of things, they would like to take the opportunity to introduce themselves: Ahmad Faisal, 29 Background: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), graduated in 2009 (Yogyakarta, Indonesia). My dissertation focussed on the effect of bacterial infection in 3-week-old chickens, […]

So, time for a brief update on the general goings-on at Camp MRes… As spring rolls into summer, we are now entering the last few months of the course (eek!) and are at varying stages with our data collection. Laura has now joined Rob in returning home from field work, and is trying to acclimatise […]