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Biodiversity and Conservation – Days 82 and 83
May 27, 2012
I have to say I think I have been blessed by the people I’ve been meeting during this mini adventure. Maybe it’s the expression I wear that diverts the idiots, not sure, but I’m glad it’s working. The night before the start of the two-day biodiversity and conservation conference I was sat in the reception […]
Chimps – Day 56
April 29, 2012
This morning was my officially my last day in the forest and it couldn’t have been more perfect. I awoke to the sound of the Sonso chimps feeding and hooting in the mango trees outside my house at 5am and two hours later I was following them through the forest, struggling to keep up. Geresomu […]
What should you do if you see a lion? – Day 32
April 4, 2012
This is a question that was troubling me before I left the UK. I had heard stories that in the past the Budongo Forest Reserve had lions. I for one like to plan for the unexpected – failing to plan is like planning to fail – and let’s face it, if you were eyeball to […]
Something Borrowed – Day 12
March 18, 2012
Last night I asked the project director if there was any ribbon on site or whether the villagers in the centre a few miles away might sell some. I’m fast using up the Elastoplast he bought me and I need to be able to mark and lay out all of my plots by Friday. He […]
Line 2 – Day 13
March 18, 2012
Before I left London, my supervisor said to me don’t be surprised if you don’t see any chimps while walking up and down your lines. Look out for signs such as nests or faeces. Well today I had the good fortune of not just spotting two chimps in the area where I was working; but […]
Rain – Day 10
March 18, 2012
Jaana, nvua ness-sa ming-gee sana (Yesterday the rain was very heavy). I woke up to what sounded like pebbles falling onto the tin roof above my head. I looked at my watch and it read 0305. The wind was howling and as I crawled out from underneath my mossie net and peered through the curtains, […]
Chimpanzees appear to know what’s on their friends’ minds
January 5, 2012
The other day the Northerner and I were walking home from the tube and I shouted out as I thought he was about to cross the road into the path of an on-coming bus turning the corner. As it happens the bus stopped on the bend because the lights were red. But my “alarm” call […]
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