We welcome Adrian Orihuela Torres, who is conducting a 3-month internship with us at the Institute of Nature Conservation (IOP PAN). Adrian is a doctoral student at University of Alicante, Spain. His research interests lie in the functioning of vertebrate scavenger assemblages in wetlands, and the factors involve in their scavenging dynamics. […]
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Joanna holds a degree in Genetics and Experimental Biology from the University of Wrocław and has been a valuable support of our team since 2021. She is interested in neurobiology, neuroanatomy, physiology, and genetics of mammals. Joanna’s journey with our team began with her involvement in imaging microscopic slides of brown bears’ adrenal […]
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On 16-20th October we had the pleasure to meet our Spanish partners from the Estacion Biologica de Doniana -EBD CSIC- in the Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. This meeting is part of the long-term collaboration between our group and members of the Conservation Biology and Global Change research group of the EBD CSIC. This is one of […]
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Collecting, storing, and processing brown bear hair samples for hormone analysis Investigating physiological stress is one of the key links between anthropogenic perturbations and population dynamics in wildlife ecology and management. In blood, saliva, and faeces, stress can be measured using glucocorticoids (stress hormones) concentrations, especially cortisol. Using these […]
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We welcome Ainhoa Graciarena Oyanguren, who will be with us for an 8-month internship in the Institute of Nature Conservation (IOP PAN). Ainhoa is here with the fellowship Connecting Talent – Biodiversity 2023 granted by the Basque Government in Spain. She has just graduated and is ready to implement what she has […]
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