Tag Archives: Bangweulu wetlands

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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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

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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

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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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