For my master’s thesis I am spending five months in Botswana to study male African savannah elephants, but what exactly am I looking for? and why did I choose elephant research? In this blog post, I will tell you all about it! Studying the African savannah elephant in the wild has always been a big …
Palm oil is a big industry. Earning up to 40 billion dollars per year by tearing down rainforests. Displacing indigenous people. Emitting great amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. And driving many species, such as the orangutan, into extinction. But banning palm oil from your life as a customer is virtually impossible. It can …
A guide to the long-term symbiotic interactions between species. We distinguish six different types of symbiosis interactions that have either a benefit, no effect or are harmful to the species involved in these interactions. A symbiosis where one species obtains a benefit Mutualism is the symbiosis between two species, where both obtain a benefit. …
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Population ecology and population size When looking at the demographics of a population, there are many parameters you can look at. Today we are taking a look at the population size itself. How is this influenced and what strategies there are between different species. We start with some definitions. A population is the number of …
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The previous time we looked at free courses for learning more about nature conservation. But this time we are talking about documentaries. Are you looking for something new to watch?! There’s nothing quite as thrilling as watching the best African wildlife documentaries. Especially given the fact that you can’t travel to Africa right now. Pop …
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There is a lot of difficult terminology in nature conservation. This can make it uninviting for people without a background in Nature conservation. Therefore, I am starting a series where I explain this difficult terminology. I explain it short and easy so everybody can understand them. Regardless of the fact if you studied nature conservation …
Just before Christmas, I finished my first semester of my master’s in ‘Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources’. The first 4.5 months of lectures and exams gave me a total of 25 credits. Even though this semester was different from a normal one in every possible way, I enjoyed it. I learned a lot …
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This is the start of a series of blog posts about the tropics and tropical forests, this is my favourite ecosystem. It is green and lush and is known for its incredible biodiversity. Let’s start with some quick facts to put the great biodiversity in perspective; You can find 473 tree species per hectare in …
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The holiday season has started and it is freezing cold outside. Besides that, we are still very limited in what we can do… This makes it the perfect time to take a look at these free online wildlife conservation courses! There is no need to pay a lot of money for environmental courses. There are …
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Madagascar will always have a warm place in my heart, this is the place where it all started. All the amazing animal and plant species, which you cannot find anywhere else in the world. This is about 89% for plant species, 95% for reptiles and 92% for mammals! The most popular endemic species are the …
