The Marine Apex Predator Research Unit (MAPRU) at Nelson Mandela University focuses on all things related to marine top predators. If you are interested to hear more about what it is like to spend a year on the sub-Antarctic Marion Island as a MAPRU birder, read more here about the phenomenal time M75 Dani and Stephan Keys, as well as M76 Melissa Schulze and Makabongwe Sigqala spent on the island…
https://apecssa.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/mapru-birders_nov-2020.pdf
Photo Credit: Liezl E. Pretorius – Marion Island 2018
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I am a qualified veterinarian with a passion for conservation and research, especially related to marine animals (mammals and seabirds) and the environment in which they find themselves. I have spent 2 overwintering expeditions on Marion Island as part of the M71 (2014-2015) and M75 (2018 -2019) teams, working as a sealer for the Marion Island Marine Mammal Programme (University of Pretoria). I am currently busy with an MSc in Zoology and had the privilege of visiting Marion Island again for the relief periods in 2016 and 2017, as well as Gough Island in 2016 for my research project. I hope to play an active role in research and conservation aspects within the marine sphere, particularly related to Marion Island.
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