Whoohoo!

It´s (almost) official, I´ll be having a 7-8 week holiday this year, starting on September the 6th!

So, now I´m trying to find something worthwhile and affordable to do.
Does anybody know of any projects (preferably with animals) needing help? Asia or Madagascar would be great, but I´ll consider anywhere. I´m a 33 yr old german biologist with a lot of experience in animal care/zookeeping , also wildlife, esp. bats.
I don´t expect to paid and will cover my travel expenses, but free accomodation would be nice…
Please drop me a line if you know of anywhere or a place to ask.

So far I´ve worked as a Trainee for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (aka “Jersey Zoo”), for a monk seal project in Turkey, with sea turtles in Greece twice, Gibbons in Thailand, tropical research station in Australia (flying foxes), research on bats in Costa Rica and I´ve volunteered at local zoos and animal shelters – CV on request.

Recently I´ve also become interested in biological pest control, so if anyone knows of a place working on that ...

I´m on the telly

at my workplace (at 1:24, that´s me at the sowing machine)

Just too hot

Pictures from the Zoo Ruesselsheim - spent a short vacation in Frankfurt with a friend

Trip to the Zoo Nordhorn with "Doglove Lingen"

Zoo Nordhorn: www.tierpark-nordhorn.de/
Doglove Lingen: www.doglove-lingen.de/

Give me Five!

Luna

Jack and Agouti

Emma (Dogo Canario)

Porcupines!

Fee & Jack

Murphy, Jack Russel, and a german shepherd

Carla?

Aramis

Adventure Zoo Metelen

Racoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) offspring

Black and white ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)
Endangered, like most endemic mammals from Madagascar

Spent my Saturday off in "Metelen Adventure Zoo" and was pleasantly surprised by the enclosures. After the bad press I had expected worse. Hope to post some more pics and info soonish.

From my mum´s garden

Lilac


Tulips

New Tele-lens

Goldschakal - golden Jackal - Canis aureus - Zoo Rheine

Haussperling (Spatz) - Passer domesticus - sparrow

Peacock - Pfau -Pavo cristatus

Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus - Teichhuhn/Teichralle

I finally (after more than a year of thinking about it) got myself a new & good tele-lens. Haven´t really had the time to use it yet , these are my first photos.