Conservation – Natasha’s Blog

Some Final Thoughts: What Next?

I feel so lucky that my time at university has been filled with all these wonderful experiences. Even with the pandemic affecting my last two years here, I feel like I’ve gotten so much out of my degree. As for what I’m going to do after I graduate: I still don’t know for sure! ButContinue reading “Some Final Thoughts: What Next?”

My Ornithology Field Trip To Cors Ddyga

While not quite as exciting as Florida, or Hong Kong, my ornithology trip to Cors Ddyga reserve in Anglesey was still an enjoyable one. We met Ian Hawkins, the site manager for Cors Ddyga, who told us about the history of the site. In 1994, the RSPB turned this area into marshland to help reintroduceContinue reading “My Ornithology Field Trip To Cors Ddyga”

From Bodies to Beetles: Ashleigh Whiffin

Ashleigh Whiffin is the assistant curator of entomology at the National Museum Scotland, where she looks after 2.5 million bugs! Her role is very dynamic, including fieldwork, welcoming special visitors, and identifying and processing different insects. Yesterday I listened to a Buglife talk that she presented on carrion beetles, but this post will mostly beContinue reading “From Bodies to Beetles: Ashleigh Whiffin”

Conservation in Hong Kong: Another Internship Opportunity

Another opportunity my internship gave me was a chance to meet and interview some conservation officers in Hong Kong! Dr Shaun Russell, the director of Treborth Botanic Gardens, had spoken to me a few times about people from Hong Kong and China who had visited the gardens. (all photos by Natasha Lee) Shaun told meContinue reading “Conservation in Hong Kong: Another Internship Opportunity”

A Floridian Field Trip

In second year, I had what was arguably my favourite university related experience. A field trip to Florida! This was my first time visiting the US, and I was incredibly excited for it. We landed at Fort Myers and stayed at Vester Research Station, an absolutely beautiful place right by the mangroves. While the mainContinue reading “A Floridian Field Trip”