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Orchids, bears and the Galapagos: one travel grant recipient shares her story
Ecuador is declared the ‘Land of Orchids’, and for good reason. This small diverse country in South America has over 4,200 species of orchids owing to the vast number of climatic conditions provided by different habitats in the coastal regions, the Andes and the Amazon basin. Ecuador is therefore the perfect place to host the … Continue reading
Categories: Biology Week
Tags: Conservation, early career, ecuador, Galapagos, orchids, travel, travel grants
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Escape to the rainforest
By Fergus Kennedy, Royal Society of Biology travel grant recipient The Danum Valley Field Centre is nestled on the fringe of Danum Valley Conservation Area, one of the largest areas of protected lowland dipterocarp rainforest in Malaysian Borneo. To the east is secondary regenerated forest, and to the west is ancient primary forest, both home … Continue reading
Categories: Conservation, Nature
Tags: Borneo, danum valley, fieldwork, funding, grants, malaysia, orangutans, rainforest, travel grants
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