May 24, 2017 Introduction Blog Written by Amy Introducing our newest volunteer, Amy! Hello! My name is Amy; I am a 26 year old Pennsylvania native, who has been working in the zoo field for the past four years! I graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. While attending school, I studied abroad for a semester in Barcelona Spain, where I was able … Read More
May 22, 2017 Introduction Blog written by Carolina Introducing our newest volunteer, Carolina! My name is Carolina and I am originally from Brazil. I hold a degree in Ecology from São Paulo State University (Brazil). I have worked for 4 years on projects in my country that involved conservation initiatives such as forest restauration and flora and fauna surveys. I have been focusing on improving my conservation knowledge aiming to positively … Read More
Congratulations to Daniel for his recent publication in the Lemur News Vol 20 2017 Lemur News Vol. 20!
May 22, 2017 Introduction Blog written by Chiara Introducing our newest Volunteer, Chiara! “Hello, my name is Chiara. I am 21 years old from Rome, Italy. I graduated last year in London with a BSc in Zoology, during which I also studied in the field the habitats and wildlife of the coastal environments of Scotland, the mountains, and rivers of Croatia and the savannah of South Africa. In October I … Read More
May 14, 2017 Written by Kyle, from Blank Park Zoo Today I got to watch a unique building process, the construction of a roof made entirely from ravenala leaves. At 8:00 in the morning ten local barefoot men came to the Kianjavato field station to install the roof on the new Vontsira tent site. As I sat there watching the men begin work, I was amazed at the efficiency of … Read More
April 24, 2017 Introduction Blog written by Airelle Introducing our newest volunteer, Arielle! Hi everyone! I’m Arielle & I currently live in Anchorage, Alaska. I was born and raised in the beautiful Last Frontier, moved to California for several years, and am currently back in Alaska studying for my bachelor of science in biology. Being raised in Alaska means I was frequently exposed to all kinds of wildlife. We often … Read More