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Anglia Polytechnic University Colombia ’91, Cambridge Rainforest Expedition
The expedition aimed to justify the proposed creation of a Biosphere Reserve in the region by compiling comprehensive bird and mammal inventories of the tropical moist forest between 1000-3500m, particularly…
Breeding bird survey Kizilirmak Delta, Turkey 1991-92
A preliminary visit for a longer study in 1992 which will involve a team of Dutch and Turkish ornithologists collecting detailed information of species composition and numbers of breeding birds…
Cambridge Laos ’92/’93: A rainforest conservation project
The expedition surveyed wildlife resources of two protected areas. Information was obtained on the distribution of many key bird and mammal species (including Kouprey, Elephant, Dhole, Gibbon, Peafowl, Giant Ibis,…
Cambridge Tanzania rainforest project 1992
A survey of threatened birds and mammals in several tropical montane forest blocks was implemented, to assess their relative importance for conservation. Species lists were made and approximate densities of…
Cambridge Flores/Sumbawa conservation project, Indonesia 1993
A survey of the remaining forests and the threatened endemic birds of Flores and Sumbawa. Ornithological inventories were produced to support current initiatives for the creation of protected areas in…
Avifauna of Mount Talinis, Philippines
This Filipino project aimed to survey the avifauna of Mt. Talinis on the island of Negros. The project consisted of three components: (i) an assessment of the relationship between altitude,…
Cambridge University project Mount Nilo ’95, Tanzania
This project surveyed forest birds and mammals in northern Tanzania. The team assessed the ecological requirements and threats to the survival of restricted-range and globally threatened birds in remnant patches…
Amazula ’90
Team investigated the cloud forest on the Coedillera de Cyaanilla in Loja Province to determine the status, distribution and threat to the 14 globally threatened birds species known from the…
Oxford University Eritrea ’96: an environmental assessment of the mangroves of Hergigo and Arafaile
Students from the University of Oxford in association with Eritrean scientists conducted a preliminary socio-environmental assessment of the mangrove communities in the Semhar region of the country. Three mangroves have…
Aberdeen University Unimas Sarawak ’95
Working in conjunction with five Malaysian students the aim of this project was to assess the relative abundance and distribution of bats, birds and small mammals in five distinct habitats…