Janika Wendefeuer

I started studying biology about six years ago. It took me extra and unexpected paths to end up in conservation. My first experiences I made in Angola, collecting data for my BA. I was living in the middle of nowhere, observing birds and camping under very primitive conditions. It was awesome. Then, before starting my masters, I applied for a volunteering position in Central African Republic, to support WWF with their Primate Habituation Program (PHP) for one year. I learned the language, I discovered the forest, learned to love Gorillas and how great applied conservation is. I will now return collect the data for my MA to contribute to the amazing conservational effort done in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas.

Education

Since 10/2016- University of Hamburg, Master of Science 09/2013-03/2014- Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal10/2011- 09/2015- University of Hamburg, Bachelor of Science Thesis Title: “Bird diversity and composition in a woodland-ecosystem in south-east Angola”

Work & Internships

Since 10/2016- Student Assistant, SASSCAL project, University of Hamburg, Germany

10/2015-10/2016- Volunteer, Primate Habituation Project, WWF, Central African Republic

11/2014-10/2015- Student Assistant, SASSCAL project, University of Hamburg, Angola, Namibia, Germany

11/2014-01/2015- Field work for Bachelor thesis, The Future of Okavango Project, Angola & Botswana

October 2017