'This year I marked Earth Day (22nd March) by accepting an invitation to appear on Trinidad's TV breakfast show - CNC3's The Morning Brew. Presenter Hema Ramkissoon was interested to hear how the Covid-19 lockdown might be impacting local wildlife, as well as what we can learn about our relationship with the planet as a result of the current circumstances - and ultimately how we can live more sustainably post-lockdown. A recording of our conversation is available here. Let's hope we can all take the opportunity to live differently even after lockdown, for the benefit of wildlife, the climate and our own wellbeing!
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We are looking for a local part-time research assistant (paid) to work for 2 months (March and April 2020) on projects on fish behaviour and environmental change in Trinidad. The projects will focus on predatory pike cichlids (Crenicichla frenata) and their guppy (Poecilia reticulata) prey.
You will assist a small research team from the University of Bristol run behavioural experiments in the field at the University of West Indies, St Augustine campus, and help with catching fish in the streams and rivers of the Northern Range. We are looking for someone resident to T&T who is enthusiastic, has an interest in ecology and evolution, is prepared to spend 2-3 days per week in the field, sometimes working long hours, and ideally has previous experience of fieldwork. Being a competent driver with valid licence and being 25+ years old (for hire car insurance reasons) would be good but not essential. If you are interested, please contact me, Dr Amy Deacon ([email protected]), with a copy of your CV, a covering letter detailing your motivation for applying and contact details of at least one referee. Any queries about the position should also be directed to Dr Deacon. Deadline: Monday 10th February 2020 (midnight). Amy had the pleasure of awarding her Zoology Research Project student Naomi Favrod-Coune with the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club Elisha Tikasingh Prize for Best Performance in Zoology at this year's Faculty of Science and Technology Prize Giving Ceremony. Naomi also won the Environmental Management Prize for the Best Zoology Project, for her work on the exploratory behaviour of wild and ornamental guppies. Congratulations Naomi - and all the best for the future!
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