Expedition Guyana

An expedition was conducted in 1992 by a group of ecologists surveying the flora and fauna of an area of lowland rainforest near the village of Kurupukari, but this data was never published. With this, we, 10 2nd year Biology students of Imperial College London, aim to mirror the previous projects’ bird, butterfly, rodent, primate and flora surveys and then comparing the previous data to our data and determining how and increase in traffic has affected the biodiversity of the region. A study will also be conducted to determine to what extent the road has an effect on the ambient air through measurements of NO2 concentration. The collected data will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and that conclusions drawn from this important project will be used as a putative model for the changes occurring to the world’s rainforests.


Contact Details:
Hitoshi.Takano@Imperial.ac.uk
07936270007

The Team


Hitoshi Takano
Mark Brown
Alex Cameron-Smith
John Gale
Stephanie Heard
Oliver Hill
Emma Keller
Ester de Roij
Edward Sulston
Cuong Tang

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Alex Cameron-Smith Profile

Experience:
I have worked in two wildlife parks in the UK: Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne and Capel Manor in north London. I worked in close proximity with a large range of animals, including tigers, lions, snow leopard, European wolves, squirrel monkeys, cheetah, lemurs, meerkats, lizards, snakes, camels, zebra, reindeer, toucans and various birds of prey. I have climbed the eleven mountains of Snowdonia in Wales (with a dislocated knee), as well as three other peaks, which helped me obtain essential team skills as well as increasing my physical fitness.

I have a first aid qualification in both basic and emergency procedures, and I will be renewing my certificate before the expedition.

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