As a conservation assistant I'm responsible for supervising and carrying out different field projects, data entry and analysis. My tasks include:- Territory mapping, mist netting, bird ringing and blood sampling of the Seychelles Magpie-Robin, Seychelles White-eye and Seychelles Warbler- Counting waders on a fixed transect and recording all vagrants. These are well documented and are sent to the Seychelles Bird Records Committee- Point count surveys for estimating population… Show more As a conservation assistant I'm responsible for supervising and carrying out different field projects, data entry and analysis. My tasks include:- Territory mapping, mist netting, bird ringing and blood sampling of the Seychelles Magpie-Robin, Seychelles White-eye and Seychelles Warbler- Counting waders on a fixed transect and recording all vagrants. These are well documented and are sent to the Seychelles Bird Records Committee- Point count surveys for estimating population size of different species of landbirds- Nest monitoring of the White-tailed tropicbird and the Fairy/ White tern- Monitoring of Caecilians by counting them on a fixed transect and swabbing them to test for chytridiomicosis- Surveying, tagging and nest relocation of the critically endangered Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)- Invasive species management and habitat restoration- Guiding guests on nature walks Show less

Assisting with a behavioural study on the endangered Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) where we followed several radio collared animals during the night. This research is conducted in co-operation with the local community of Kianjavato. I helped out the local people with the behavioural monitoring, data collection and entry and ensured that the project stayed on the right track. Other projects I worked on were teaching the people in the Aye-aye research team to learn English and raising… Show more Assisting with a behavioural study on the endangered Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) where we followed several radio collared animals during the night. This research is conducted in co-operation with the local community of Kianjavato. I helped out the local people with the behavioural monitoring, data collection and entry and ensured that the project stayed on the right track. Other projects I worked on were teaching the people in the Aye-aye research team to learn English and raising awareness in the local village by setting up educational activities. Show less

During my last year in my bachelor I had a placement in the research group PXL Bio-Research where I assisted with the following projects:- Assisting with electrical fishing of the river Witte Nete- Survey of grasshoppers, butterflies, reptiles and soil fauna- Data entry and analysis- Bachelor thesis: Spring migration of fish in the river Witte Nete and research on the habitat suitability for Chub (Squalius cephalus) and Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)