Introduction
Conservationist, Ornithologist and PhD student
Hi everyone my name is Ninying Benedicta, I am a Cameroonian. For my PhD thesis, I am working on the African grey parrots. I also take an interest in other wildlife species and community engagement in conservation actions. It is an honor to be here.
PhD student, College of Technology University of Bamenda
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Welcome to WildHub, Ninying! Would you share some of what you've learned studying African grey parrots?
Hi Lara,
Thanks for welcoming me. What I have learned so far regarding the African grey parrots. I will start with the social aspect. The community members had traditions which they did with the red tails of the parrots which was quite interesting to listen to, they also hold the birds to high esteem around the communityity because as they said it helps tell them time and given the parrots additative nature faced with danger, they said it saves them too when in their farmlands. Just to name a few.
Ecologically, the grey parrots turn to visit and roost in particular clearings in the Lobeke National Park. They use the mixed vegetation for feeding and shelter mostly not nesting; rather they turn to nest away from the clearing. and they come from neighbouring countries like The Congo Republic and Central Africa Republic to roos in the park. why i want to study theirmovement patterns in order to know their habitat of prefernce and areas where they frequent as well as where they are vulnerable in order to provide appropraite reccommendations for their protection within the park, given they are still been harvested in large numbers from within the park. For this particular objective I am still looking for additional fundings to get more trackers for the birds. I recentlly got Rufford Foundation grant for a start as well as Idlewild equipment grant :)
Welcome to WildHub Ninying. So interesting to hear about your research! I visited Cameroon a couple of months ago and although we saw quite some African grey parrots I was not aware of their place in the communities there, and the threats they face. I would love to stay in touch and to hear more about your work. Maybe we can feature what you do in Ubuntu Magazine in the future.
A warm welcome to WildHub, Ninying! Great to have you join us and thank you for sharing about your interests.
You could also interview our wildlife experts by joining our Conservation Catalyst programme here. which can be a great experience for networking as well as learning more about different areas of conservation. Let us know if you have any questions.
Wow ok thank you very much Thirza, I will do just that.