Madagascar will always have a warm place in my heart, this is the place where it all started. All the amazing animal and plant species, which you cannot find anywhere else in the world. This is about 89% for plant species, 95% of reptiles and 92% of mammals! The most popular endemic species are the …
Trip down memory lane; travelling down the east coast of Australia. Last year, when travelling was still allowed and possible, I spent 6 months in Australia. I was here for my internship for my bachelor. The internship itself was four months, which means I spend another 8 weeks travelling! I decided to spend these weeks …
Travelling down the east coast of Australia – part I Read More »
There is a lot of difficult terminology in nature conservation, which can make it uninviting for people without a background in Nature conservation. Therefore, I am starting a series where I explain this difficult terminology, I explain it short and easy so everybody can understand them. Regardless of the fact if you studied in nature …
This week I will tell you all about another step I had on my road to Africa. To finish my bachelor I had to do a graduation research, a thesis or dissertation. Different countries, different names. I wanted to find my own placement to do my research and, of course, preferably in Africa. After many …
My graduation research on trees and arthropods in South Africa Read More »
The waters of the Nile flow from Lake Victoria at Jinja, Uganda. Before its 6700-kilometre journey to the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. Several whitewater raft guides are operating near the town of Jinja that offers day trips. Down a 20 kilometre stretch of the White Nile River through eight world-class rapids. These rapids are in …
Thrilling white water rafting on the Nile in Uganda Read More »
The first half of 2019 I spend in Australia, I was here for an internship that I did for my bachelor in Tropical Forestry. I did my internship in Uganda first but decided to stop it. I will tell you more about that later. For this internship, I stayed in Cairns, Queensland for four months …
These funny looking animals are called a ‘Muskox’ and even though they might look more like an ox, as the name suggests as well. They are actually closer related to sheep and goats. These animals are between 1.10 and 1.50 meter tall on the shoulders and both male and female have these long curled horns. …
The Muskox in Norway, the amazing comeback from extinction Read More »
Last year, in 2019, I spend half a year in Australia for my bachelor. I was doing my internship in Cairns and used part of my free time to get my PADI and go snorkelling and diving on the great barrier reef as much as possible. Many of the dive companies in Cairns, you have …
The great barrier reef, the largest coral reef in the world Read More »
On Instagram I often talk about ‘endangered species’ or ‘vulnerable species’, but what does this mean? And why do we put these labels on certain animals and plants? These categories are selected by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They use an internationally accepted standard of conservation categories for the status of rare …
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My experience as an exchange student As part of my bachelor, I went on an Erasmus exchange to Norway. It is pretty clear by now that I like to go abroad for new adventures. So, I was looking throughout Europe for an interesting exchange program. I also looked for Erasmus exchange programs to do outside …
My amazing Erasmus exchange in beautiful winter wonderland Norway Read More »
