Crazy about the little things that run the world......INSECTS

Joined September 2010
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2025 was wonderful; several scientific publications, two international collaboration grants awarded, several graduates students completed, successful field courses, being nominated on Wildlife Use Rights (UWA) and Wildlife Hazard and Management committees (UCAA). I am humbled🙏
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The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has marked a significant milestone in aviation safety by launching a National Committee on Wildlife Hazards Management, dedicated to reducing wildlife strike risks,particularly from birds, near airports & in Ugandan airspace. @UgandaCAA
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*****Terminal Seminar for Final Year Students Are you ready for the job market? Join us for an engaging seminar on 23/04/25 at 2pm to gain valuable advice from distinguished speakers as they share practical tips & expert guidance to help you chart a successful career journey.
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To be able to see where the big life started is often fascinating. These eggs and the caterpillars tell an amazing story of one of the emperor moths that was found feeding on Jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) close to Entebbe international airport.
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Looking forward to seeing this aired. Do not miss
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Seeing the threats to our treasured biodiversity through the lens of global species assessment. I am honoured to be part of the team working on the global reassessment of #Odonata fauna @IUCNRedList.
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The conservation impact of @TropicalBiology #Alumni is recognized globally. We celebrate @Perpetra & Solohery for winning the 2023 Marsh Award. The two joined and shared their work with other global ecologists at the @BritishEcolSoc conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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With this kind of survival strategy, you will always be safe
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#MarineEcosystems_Mak After long trip to the Indian Ocean we begin the Field Lab on Marine Ecosystems for year III students @MakCoNAS @cmasembe10 @ProfNawangwe
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Congratulations to Rosie Trevelyan, Tropical Biology Association Director, for her well deserved MBE for services to environmental science and international conservation. A leading figure in capacity building who did much to build conservation in Cambridge, including through CCI.
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To all my family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances and others. Merry Christmas and the best wishes for 2024.
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The power of functional morphology
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Another stunning moth from the Makerere Biological Field Station in Kibale National park, Uganda. August 2023
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When it comes to nurturing the next generation of conservation scientists, no organisation does such an amazing job like the Tropical Biology Association. Kudos to this year Kibale 2023 cohort, both the teachers and the students. You were amazing!!!
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27 Jul 2023
How can you do conservation when you don’t know what you have? 46 endemic butterfly species in Uganda! @Perpetra speaking in our session on Conservation of Small Things, at @ICCB2023 #iccb2023.
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ZEFS and CONAS are well represented at the ongoing ICCB 2023 conference
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