Thursday 23rd January 2020 Via train, plane, train and taxi, I’m back home. The second and last travelling phase of my Fellowship is over and the report writing will continue in earnest. Thanks to all of the wonderful people I’ve […]
Wednesday 22nd January 2020 I head off to the tram station to make my way to Zurich Zoo. It’s a cold and foggy day and I follow directions towards the office reception to meet up with Jochen Lengger, Senior Curator […]
Tuesday 21st January 2020 I meet up with Beatrice at Zurich train station and we head to a cafe for our discussion. Beatrice was responsible for developing the SNP technique, a genetic method used to distinguish wildcats from domestic/feral cats […]
Monday 20th January 2020 I head to Zurich train station, to catch a train to Horgen, to visit Dr Marianne Hartmann. As promised, Marianne is easy to spot, as she is accompanied by her long-haired black shepherd dog. We hop […]
Saturday 18th January 2020 I’ve learnt so much from the KORA team and all of the other people and institutions that I’ve met up with in and around Bern. Everyone has given their time freely and enthusiastically. Though, I would […]
Friday 17th January 2020 Up and off via the bus to meet up with Marie-Pierre. I definitely prefer the trams, it’s not so easy to work out how to buy your ticket for the bus! It’s great to meet up […]
Thursday 16th January 2020 An early start as Lea and I drive out of Bern towards the Grande Caricaie, the largest area of marsh and associated wetlands in Switzerland comprising eight nature reserves. Our aim is to locate two radio-collared […]
Wednesday 15th January 2020 I chat with Dr Manuela von Arx about public engagement schemes which involve large predators. Although, the project that Manuela is working on currently involves the wolf, many ways of working can be applied to the […]
Tuesday 14th January 2020 My first meeting of the day is with Dr Christine Breitenmoser-Wursten, whose research area amongst other things is population genetics and ecology of the Eurasian lynx. We discuss where lynx could be sourced from for reintroduction […]
Monday 13th January 2020 Phase 2 of my Churchill Fellowship project begins. Up and out with Urs and Christine to walk the dog. The walk starts out, as with most dog walks, with a saunter through the local village, heading […]