Our Work
Our work focuses on ecological research of lesser studied ecosystems and species in Africa. Answering ecological questions and addressing conservation issues requires a diversity of approaches and a large ‘toolbox.’ The combined skillset of our team allows us to employ these tools across multiple taxa, habitats, and contexts with effectiveness. We have extensive experience with field research logistics, data collection and management, and analyses, and we offer particular expertise in the following areas.
Technology available to ecologists is advancing rapidly, including ways to track the movements of birds. We employ a variety of tracking technologies (from multi-sensor geolocators to GPS-satellite transmitters) to answer questions about avian migration, habitat use, and breeding ecology.
Bird ringing (banding) has been a global standard for studying populations for over a century. This technique provides important data when birds are in-hand but also is used to understanding movement and survival. As expert, licensed bird ringers, we use this method for studying populations, and we regularly train ringing apprentices to attain ringing licenses.
Monitoring bird nests provides critical population information that informs conservation. We use a variety of methods to locate and monitor nests of many species, ranging from small passerines to large multi-species breeding colonies.
See these methods at work in our research programmes.
Our programmes