Right now!

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Don’t miss out that the Norwegians are right now broadcasting the entire reindeer migration, undertaken annually by the semi-domesticated reindeer as they are guided by their herders! https://www.nrk.no/rein/  

This weather…

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The weather’s turned around on us, and with the (hopefully) last snowflakes of the year coming down we’ve decided to postpone the excursion to the delta in search for better weather. In the meantime I’ve had some time to go through my pictures from the bird colony. Also found a Eurasian teal which I’d missed while… Continue reading This weather…

The Delta comes back to Life

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Following the evening course in forest faunistics, some of us will be joining a phD student out to the delta for some bird watching. Although not out to the delta this morning, I went down to the lake, where I got a taste for the myriad of different birds that’s coming. I was also privy to a… Continue reading The Delta comes back to Life

Megaherbivores

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Part of a course theme, we have been divided into groups and assigned chapters Owen-Smiths book on Megaherbivores to present and draw parallels from. Although perhaps not the most numerous, megaherbivores (herbivores >1’000 kgs) can have a very significant impact on their surroundings. Roe deers – well, they don’t exactly topple trees.

Easter Break

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  This easter the programme decided to treat us to a 2 week break, with the catch that we do have some work to do! 😉 It does anyway come welcome to many of the international students who’ve had time to fly home and catch up with their family or have those close come visit Umeå. At… Continue reading Easter Break

Adaptive Management

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This week we’ve had lectures by Prof. Emer. Kjell Danell, who’s come in to talk to us about how adaptive management has been introduced into the Swedish Wildlife Management system (primarily Moose & Salmon). He’s also held workshops with us in implementing a learning-based management model into new situations, including a case in decreasing negative… Continue reading Adaptive Management