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All eyes on shoebills…
With BBC Africa’s recent footage of a shoebill nest in Bangweulu making headlines I’ve realised its high time I put some photos and facts up here about the Bangweulu swamp’s flagship species. Shoebill (Baleaniceps rex- meaning ‘whale-head king’) occur only in … Continue reading
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Tagged balaeniceps rex, Bangweulu, Bangweulu swamps, Bangweulu wetlands, bird rehabilitation, black market bird trade, Carl Huchzermeyer, imprinting, Kapotwe, Kapotwe shoebill, Ralf Mullers, Rescued shoebill, Schuhschnabel, Shoebill, shoebill chick, shoebill stork, skoenbek, tame shoebill, whale-headed stork
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In a nutshell…
Hello, I’ve managed to summarize my research onto a single (large) page, with pictures and very brief text. So if you’d like a quick overview of what my research was about, click on the image below to get open a … Continue reading
The SOUNDS of the swamps…
Our less-appreciated senses such as sight and sound play a huge role in memory and how we experience situations. Often the ‘essence’ of a landscape is held not in our visual memory of the place, but in our memory of … Continue reading
Fish Research Results
Hi! Here at long last is an illustrated description of the area I worked in, the fishing methods used there and the fish species found during the course of 16 months of field work in Bangweulu Wetlands. This is not … Continue reading
Rain on the wind- the end of a long, dry season…
Apologies for the lack of recent updates- it’s been an eventful few months. Since the rain was switched off in May, access and working conditions in the field improved which has resulted in my data collection going far more smoothly. … Continue reading
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