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Njule 92: an Oxford University expedition to Tanzania 1992
New transect techniques were used to determine the relative densities and the distribution of the Black-and-rufous Elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi (Kiswahili name: Njule) in several natural forest habitats including the…
Nottingham University Bolivia Project 1992
A team of six British and five Bolivian students carried out surveys of the reserve’s avifauna and established collaborative links between the two institutions involved. Problems were encountered due to…
Newcastle University Project Mermaid: Venezuela expedition 1992
A biological survey of vertebrate species concentrating on the manatees in two river systems in a mangrove ecosystem: Cano La Brea, an undisturbed waterway where the West Indian manatee (Trichechus…
Nakanai ’93: an Oxford University expedition to New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
The original plan, a survey of the montane avifauna of the Nakani Mountain range, New Britain Island, had to be abandoned due to access problems. In collaboration with the Pacific…
Mache-Chindul ’94, Ecuador
An ornithological survey carried out during September 1996 in the hills of Mache and Chindul, northern Manabi and southern Esmeraldas provinces, based at the fieldwork centre of Fundacion Jatun Sacha…
Lorentz 95: the flora & fauna of the Nduga, Lorentz Reserve, Irian Jaya 1995-1996
The expedition aims to document selected flora and fauna of the Nduga area, combining scientific fieldwork techniques and the traditional knowledge of the Nduga people. This will provide: baseline biological…
Morant Cay research 1996
This joint University of London/University of the West Indies project set out to follow the IUCN recommendations “studies should be undertaken… with a view to declaration of the area as…
Mangaia 96: conservation in the Cook Islands
The team investigated the status, distribution and habitat of rats and landbirds on Mangaia, Cook Islands. The Mangaia Kingfisher (Todirhamphus ruficollaris) was more abundant than anticipated. The preliminary population estimate…
Landuse and conservation in the Mount Loma Reserve, Sierra Leone
This project changed rapidly from its instigation early in 1991. We originally planned to visit the Gola Forest in the east of the country to carry out faunal surveys and…
Lesser kestrel baseline survey, Turkey 1993
Five UK and 12 Turkish ornithologists, from the Turkish Society for the Conservation of Nature (DHKD), surveyed, using repeatable methods, this little known and declining species of small falcon. They…