Self introduction to wildhub community
My conservation journey started in 2020, after my first field visits to different national parks and protected areas in my country. After careful observation of how diverse and inspiring biodiversity is and how it is most important for humankind to strive on earth, I decided to pursue zoology and conservation studies at the University of Rwanda, to understand more biodiversity components. After completing my bachelor's degree I looked for a job that best fit me in the conservation of nature. I'm currently, working on mountain gorilla conservation and protection as a research assistant in behavioral data collection at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
My area of interest in primate behaviors, not only because I have a background in zoology and conservation but also as someone who spent most of my time with primates. Moreover, I have some skills related to people vs wildlife conflict around PAs. currently, I'm working as a research assistant in mountain gorilla behavior data collection at Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Rwanda.
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Hi Emmanuel, Welcome to the WildHub Community! Thanks for joining. We're excited to hear more about your experience and research at Dian Fossey. Cheers!
Thank you very much @Chrissy for a warm welcome, I appreciate it!!
A warm welcome to WildHub Emmanuel! Wonderful to have you join us.
Which lessons learned could you share on researching the behaviour of mountain gorillas that you think could benefit other professionals working with primates? It would be useful to learn more from you and your work.
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Thank you for a warm welcome@Thirza There are many lessons to learn about mountain gorillas, for example, the way they stick together during group encounters, how the females protect their infants during silverback fights, how after those kinds of stressful events they groom each other to lessen the stress level, it is just fascinating. Further, we do regular intensive fieldwork to ensure that all gorilla groups are doing great, checking if there are no snares, and looking for other special behaviors. But simply what I can say, it is stress-killing medicine to observe our closest cousins @Mounntain gorillas enjoying and playing, especially infants in their wild habitats.
lovely to read, thanks for sharing your insights Emmanuel!