Olivia won a free 1 month placement at our Manatee and Primate Rehabilitation project in Belize. Runners up Amelia Lidell and Tana Borlace won a free placement fee for any of our veterinary or wildlife projects.The essay question was ” Welfare without Borders: Cultural differences should continue to play an important role in the perception of animal welfare internationally.“There were over 20 entries which was shortlisted to just 6, who were then invited to give a short presentation of their essays and ideas. Sitting on the panel of judges was Dr Charlotte C. Burn – Lecturer in Animal Welfare and Behaviour Science, and myself Jeremy Freedman – CEO of Global Nomadic. Dr. Martin Whiting – Lecturer in Veterinary Ethics and Law also helped organise the competition and offer his guidance, as choosing the winners was particularly difficult!
You can find Olivia’s winning essay on our Resources page. Check it out and let us know what your thoughts are on this very interesting topic!
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The smallest of the main three Bay Islands is Utila, famous in our modern day for being one of the most affordable diving meccas in the world. Many divers still search the deep blue for treasures hidden since the days of the buccaneers, however most come to catch a glimpse of the shark whale and enjoy the marine scenery of the more than 80 dive sites surrounding the island.
offering a broad scope of scientific study. Participants can choose to take part in all five research areas; Bats, Iguanas, Snakes, Insects and GIS Mapping, or concentrate on just one for a more in-depth scientific experience. The iguana research program focuses on the Ctenosaura bakeri, also known as the Swamper Iguana. This is a highly endangered species only found on Utila, habitually residing in the islands mangrove forests. As tourism on Utila has boomed formidably in recent years, more and more development is underway to support the growing tourist infrastructure. Unfortunately, due to lack of education and government support, very little is done to take environmental conservation into consideration, resulting in a severe decrease in mangrove areas. Adding to the problem is the old Utila habit of catching the Swamper Iguana to be sold as a delicacy, catching a far higher price than other, more sustainable sources of food, despite the fact that hunting of the species has been banned since 1994.
Some of the core differences between urban and rural China are not too dissimilar to anywhere else, although the scale of them may come as something of an eye-opener. There is a far bigger gap between rural and urban China than there is rural and urban England, for example. Some of the most noticeable aspects are to do with the basic living conditions and standards. While modern Chinese cities are set-up to cater for people from all over the world, with amenities, luxuries and imported goods to match, living in the countryside can sometimes feel like living in a previous era. This is not always a bad thing; modern Chinese cities are some of the busiest, most hectic and most polluted in the world. Living in the countryside is a more tranquil experience, with cleaner air and fewer people, but can you handle Chinese toilets, a lack of good night life, and a complete dearth of real cheese? Because good luck finding that in the (very) local supermarket.
Here at Global Nomadic we like to celebrate both the unusual and the usual and have arranged our own Selfie Glolympics! However, instead of unusual situations, we are asking participants to send us your selfies, taken on location abroad, be it a volunteer project or a short holiday trip, showcasing all the beautiful corners of our world, and your place in it.
While the reality of archaeology is very far from this image, there is still a sense of mysticism surrounding the act of digging through the layers of the earth to find out about the past, reconstructing the lives of people long forgotten and cultures lost in the mists of time. Archaeology teaches us about more than broken pieces of pottery, it helps us paint a picture of human activity throughout the ages and how our very existence was shaped into being. While history may be all about the past, advances in archaeology are constantly re-shaping theories of cultural evolution.
