I’m almost halfway through my internship
with the NDP and in this brief period, I feel like I’ve learned more about the
research world than in all my previous academic and field experiences. Every
day I learn something new, gain new skills and become more confident about
myself.
I’m becoming more familiar with the day to
day running of the project and the research techniques we use. I am also
enjoying meeting the public and teaching them about the animals we study.
Boat work is by far the most rewarding and
exciting activity I’ve ever done in my life. Every cetacean encounter is just
as amazing as the first one, I never grow tired of looking for dolphins and
whales. The bottlenose come so close to our house that sometimes we can jump on
a kayak and be surrounded by them in a matter of seconds.
The team is great, I couldn’t possibly have
asked for a better group. All the people who work or study here are fun and
welcoming, they manage to create the perfect learning and working environment, you’ll never be
homesick, you’ll start feeling at home in a matter of days.
I’m here until the end of August and am
really looking forward to the time I have left. I just got off the boat and, in
all honesty, I can’t wait to jump back on it tomorrow!
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN LEAPING IN THE LAGOON WHILE WE WERE OUT ON THE KAYAK COLLECTING ACOUSTIC DATA - PHOTO BY ENRICO CORSI
ENRICO AND THE TEAM (AND TEAM MASCOT ) SEARCHING FOR DOLPHINS FROM SHORE ON A NON GREAT WEATHER DAY
FANTASTIC HUMPBACK WHALE BREACH
