As part of the #PLCM program – Programa de Liderança para Conservação de Moçambique- (promoted by Biofund) the Master’s intern in Conservation Biology Elsa Cândido Caetano.
Here’s her words:
“I have a great passion for butterflies but, before starting the internship, I had never been able to photograph them in the field, only in the laboratory. (…)
Right at the beginning of the internship, I proposed the creation of a butterfly database with photographs taken exclusively in the field. (…)
In addition, I suggested the creation of a collection of butterflies, a proposal that was well received
I received the necessary material and started collecting, which marked the first study of this nature carried out in the Parque Nacional do Gilé/ Gilé National Park.
Today, the GNAP has a collection of butterflies and a photographic database, the result of hard work and dedication
I am immensely grateful to #PLCM and Gilé National Park or their trust and opportunity to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.”
Here’s her words:
“I have a great passion for butterflies but, before starting the internship, I had never been able to photograph them in the field, only in the laboratory. (…)
Right at the beginning of the internship, I proposed the creation of a butterfly database with photographs taken exclusively in the field. (…)
In addition, I suggested the creation of a collection of butterflies, a proposal that was well received
I received the necessary material and started collecting, which marked the first study of this nature carried out in the Parque Nacional do Gilé/ Gilé National Park.
Today, the GNAP has a collection of butterflies and a photographic database, the result of hard work and dedication
I am immensely grateful to #PLCM and Gilé National Park or their trust and opportunity to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.”