Behavioral Ecology

Lindy Wolhuter

Main interests:

  • Social Evolution
  • Cognition
  • Communication


    • Academic career:

    • 2019-2020: MSc in Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences



    Field experience:

    • 2020: Research Assistant - Dwarf Mongoose Research Project: University of Bristol
      Followed 8 groups of free-ranging dwarf mongoose and collected social, spatial and weight data.
    • 2021: Project Manager - Dwarf Mongoose Research Project: University of Bristol
      Followed 8 groups of free-ranging dwarf mongoose and collected social, spatial and weight data.
      Maintained dye marks and habituation of the groups.
      Managed the project.
    • 2021-2022: Research Coordinator and Intern Supervisor - African Impact, South Africa
      Supervised volunteers and interns in the collection of conservation data on Africa's Big 5 (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo) and in the carrying out of physical conservation activities such as the removal of alien plant species.
    • 2022: Wildlife Monitor - Roam Private Game Reserve, South Africa
      Tracked cheetah on foot to monitor body condition.
      Monitored post-release success of rehabilitated meerkats.
    • 2023: Research Assistant - Santa Rosa Primate Conservation fund, Costa Rica
      Collected social and feeding data on free-ranging white faced capuchins.



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