About Prince Dégny VALE
I'm passionate about biodiversity and primate conservation. My journey started with training at the National Zoo of Abidjan in 2014, leading to a Master's degree focusing on human-wild Campbell monkey interactions in Taï, Côte d’Ivoire. Subsequently, I joined the Taï Chimpanzee Project, conducting challenging year-long fieldwork for my PhD on wild chimpanzees' diet, physiology, and energetics. The success of this project, in collaboration with a diverse team, showcases my motivation and professionalism. Non-human primates fascinate me due to their similarities to humans and their vital role in tropical forest survival. Currently, as a teacher-researcher at the university, I emphasize flexibility in my orientations. I'm also working on a project to understand the conservation challenges posed by the expansion of the gold mining sector in my country.