Recent content by iona

Hello everyone! I hope that you've all had an excellent Christmas and new years. I've stockpiled a huge amount of books and articles thanks to your recommendations and my aim for the next couple of weeks is to read them all (though it will probably take much longer than a couple of weeks!)...

Hi! Thanks for the links and suggestions as always. Breaker Morant I've ordered that book; it looks like it could be very useful. And Wolverine67 thanks - the link you sent has an email address for conservation force that I could use. For the next few days I will (like many of you I'm...

Hello everyone! Sorry it's been a couple of days since my last post, it's been a very busy week! Thank you for all your posts and messages, there has been so many of them! I hope I can respond to them adequately now: In response to Brickburn Yes I have taken part in birdwatching since I...

p.s. My apologies, I've only just realised that there have been several new posts since my last reply...for some reason I didn't receive the usual email notifying me of new posts. I will reply to all your messages tomorrow. Best wishes Meera

Hello everyone, As promised; here's a link to my student profile on the University of Sheffield's website. Meera Inglis - PhD students - Research - Politics - The University of Sheffield

Hi Karl, Sorry about that; I think I did answer your question but I forgot to put your name as a few people have now asked for verification of my personal details. To copy and paste from my previous post: 'Finally; to everyone who would like some verification as to who I really am; I...

Thank you Spike :)

Hi firehuntfish, That's ok, I understand your position and never had any expectation of convincing everyone here to participate in my work. What I would like is for just a few people to come forward and help me understand their motivations; after all I cannot argue against the standpoint of...

Hello everyone, Since my first post yesterday I've been overwhelmed by the number of responses! I really appreciate the positive feedback you've given so far. To reply to the posts you've left since I last logged in: Divenhunter: I found your post really interesting: this is exactly the...

Hi 35bore! Thanks for your reply. I realise that anyone reading my posts may be a bit wary of my motives but I would like to reassure you all that my motives are honest. I will put my hands up and say that I love wildlife and I believe in the importance of conservation. However, I believe...

That's OK Spike, I am happy to answer any questions. Unfortunately I could not get the funding to come out to Tanzania myself so the Masters was written more as a review of the existing literature rather than a new piece of data collection. I do have some idea of how hunting can help...

Hi James, Thank you for your reply. My research is for my PhD which I have three years to write (I only started 2 months ago so it's very early days). How the research ends up being used depends on how 'good' it ends up being! If it is well received as an academic piece of work it may well...

Hi Spike, Thanks for your response. My personal experience with conservation so far has been limited to projects in Britain; mainly with birds. I've taken part in projects such as planting trees in areas of disused land and I also donate to my local wetlands center (I live by the sea)...

Thank you Jaco!

Dear all, My name is Meera, I'm a first year PhD student at the University of Sheffield in the UK. My research interest is in hunting and wildlife conservation. As a researcher I feel I must be upfront and tell you that I myself have never taken part in a hunt. This being said I am able to...