First pics

Here they are, the first impressions from Utila, Honduras.
Maybe you get an impression of what I´m up to at the moment.

I like this tree and its bark

My Hibiscus cuttings. Done voluntarily. And they are thriving. Believe it or not. (I can´t either)

Bat at our hummingbirdfeeder - my guess: Glossophaga soricina ?

and the hummingbirds like the feeder too:

Juvenile Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) at Pumkin hill beach
Cnemidoporus lemniscatus at Pumpkin hill beach

Ctenosaura bakeri (Spiny tailed Iguana) hatchling on my hand
Terry, the stations dog, at the public beach in Utila town
Me, cutting hibiscus flowers and preparing Iguana Food

And the not so nice sides of this carribean island, still got to take a picture of the trash which is everywhere and spoils everything :

I´ve seen lots of dogs like this in Thailand and Greece, luckily here are only a few in that state, most are fine . And they are everywhere.
Private signs wherever you go...and dogs chasing after you if you chosse to ignore them

Greetings from Utila

Hello from Utila, arrived at the Iguana station yesterday and am just about to settle in...guess I´m getting a bit (too ?) old fo this :).

After some challenging weeks I´m off to my two months holiday on Sunday.
Please keep your fingers crossed that getting to Utila (4 flights in two days) will be as uneventful as possible - I´m getting old and am not feeling that adventurous anymore.
Did I ever? :)
Wish me luck for the travels, hope you´re doing fine!

Honduras

Looks as if I´m off to Central America again :) .

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