Author Archives: paulreynolds87

About paulreynolds87

I completed my first degree in BSc (Hons) Wildlife Conservation with Zoo Biology and then moved on to my MSc in Habitat Management and Conservation (Ecology). I am now the education officer and a primate keeper at Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary.

Ancient Giants Guest Article

Posted on April 5, 2012

By Waldo Etherington Forest canopies hold the largest abundance of terrestrial life on earth and are the most significant biological frontiers that science has yet to cross.  It is possible, with the right training and equipment, to go where no … Continue reading →

Posted in Terrestrial Conservation | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Week 2 at Wild Futures

Posted on March 25, 2012

This week has been a crazy mix of fun and laughter at Wild Futures! On Monday evening after all of the jobs and routines had been completed we (Ashleigh, Kim and the men)   went down to the beach to … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Leave a comment

My First week at Wild Futures

Posted on March 17, 2012

My first week at Wild Futures has passed and the contrast between the first day and today, 7 days later is extreme. When I first arrived I was carrying my ridiculous amount of luggage down the hill to Murrayton house (The … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Overestimation of free time

Posted on March 11, 2012

It has appeared that I have greatly over estimated my free time and the amount of wifi signal buzzing around here so rather than daily posts as first suggested for my primate sanctuary work diary, I will instead aim to … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | 4 Comments

Wildfutures on Saturday

Posted on March 6, 2012

This Saturday I am off to work with Wildfutures for 3 weeks at their primate sanctuary in Cornwall, UK. I will keep my blog updated under the “Personal” section with stories from my day and any photographs or videos I upload. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | 6 Comments

Global carbon footprint infographic

Posted on February 24, 2012

Infographic Source http://visual.ly/global-carbon-footprint

Posted in Climate Change, Green Infrastructure, Infographic | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

A Comparison of the life cycles of the Anopheline and Culicine mosquitoes

Posted on February 23, 2012

The following is part of a report I wrote on Anopheline and Culicine mosquitoes, it is aimed at a more academic audience but I think it is accessible to all. Any questions/comments please post them in the comments section and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entomology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Primates: Introduction and conservation

Posted on February 20, 2012

Here is an article that I have just written for a fantastic site called Nikela Primates are found more or less on every area of land on the planet, however, if we remove Homo sapiens (Humans) from the picture, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Primate Conservation | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Sorry for the delay

Posted on February 17, 2012

I am currently writing an article on specimen collection that I will post shortly, things have been rather hectic at the moment hence the delay in posting of late but rest assured I will return to my usual postings after … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | Leave a comment

Biofuel Infographic

Posted on February 11, 2012

Infographic Source: http://www.infographicsarchive.com/environment/plant-powered-planes/

Posted in Infographic | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment