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Many Congratulations to our latest group of exceptional Darwin Leaders for completing their projects on Cape Verde in partnership with conservation NGOs Biosfera and Terrimar.
Alison Ashworth, Michael Binder, Emmanuel Kudolo, Larissa Vidal Melo, Merlijn Hulseboom, Nina dei Marcovaldi and Gabriel Mendonça Grellet worked around the clock to complete fascinating projects covering the conservation of sea turtles, sharks, rays, endemic plants, a unique lizard previously thought to be extinct, marine plastics and more!
We will be posting their completed videos, photo essays and written reports shortly!
Watch the third episode of – Forests of Tenerife
In this film, Darwin Leader Mirjam Schibler explores The Emerald Island Under Threat.
Filmed and edited by Josh Clarke
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Watch the second episode of – Forests of Tenerife
In this film, Darwin Leader Mirjam Schibler explores The Emerald Island Under Threat.
Filmed and edited by Josh Clarke
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Watch the first episode of – Forests of Tenerife
In this film, Darwin Leader Mirjam Schibler explores The Emerald Island Under Threat.
Filmed and edited by Josh Clarke
@talldutchship
#darwin200 #darwinleaders #oosterschelde #conservation #nature #tenerife
On September 16th, 2023, the DARWIN200 team was honoured to welcome aboard José Maria Pereira Neve, President of Cape Verde.
Upon boarding, the President hoisted the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science flag, of which he is an ambassador.
The President then sailed aboard the DARWIN200 historic tallship Oosterschelde with our team of Darwin Leaders from the island of Santo Antao to Sao Vincente.
The President was really interested in the projects our seven Darwin Leaders have been undertaking over the last week in partnership with local NGOs Biosfera and TerriMar. The projects cover the conservation of sharks, rays, turtles, endemic plants, seabirds, a critically endangered endemic reptile and the issue of plastic waste washing ashore.
This evening (September 17th), the President is attending a presentation event during which each Darwin Leader will provide an overview of their findings and showcase one of the three films that they are making concerning their conservation subjects.
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Our Darwin Leaders Ally and Annie, who are working with green turtles, came into a close encounter today whilst gathering data for @biosfera_cv new green turtle database! 🐢
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Join us TODAY in Episode 4 of the World`s Most Exciting Classroom episode TODAY, Friday September 15th at 2 pm London time.
Join via the link in our bio.
We will be beaming live from the Cape Verde Islands.
We have a full program that covers:
– A live talk with sea turtle conservationists from the beaches of Cape Verde.
– Beam live to the National Marine Aquarium and learn about octopus biology and conservation.
– A segment with the Natural History Museum, during which we see Charles Darwin`s actual specimens collected from Cape Verde! Discover what Darwin learnt during his visit to this archipelago and some of the discoveries made since!
– Find out the results from natural selection activity that we launched two weeks ago – could you work out why the Darwin Finches beaks differ so greatly? There are £150 of Amazon Voucher prizes to be won!
– Join a Kahoots quiz and Q&A session!
– This week`s experiment is a fascinating pH activity which you can undertake in your classroom or at home.
– Discover the answer to last week`s mysterious "curiosity of the week"
– And lastly, can you guess what this week`s Curiosity of the Week is? We have received lots of emails guessing – was your best guess correct?
…and much more!
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WORLD`S MOST EXCITING CLASSROOM
Join us tomorrow in Episode 4 of the World`s Most Exciting Classroom episode tomorrow, Friday September 15th at 2 pm London time.
Join via the link our bio.
We will be beaming live from the Cape Verde Islands.
We have a full program that covers:
– A live talk with sea turtle conservationists from the beaches of Cape Verde.
– Beam live to the National Marine Aquarium and learn about octopus biology and conservation.
– A segment with the Natural History Museum, during which we see Charles Darwin`s actual specimens collected from Cape Verde! Discover what Darwin learnt during his visit to this archipelago and some of the discoveries made since!
– Find out the results from natural selection activity that we launched two weeks ago – could you work out why the Darwin Finches beaks differ so greatly? There are £150 of Amazon Voucher prizes to be won!
– Join a Kahoots quiz and Q&A session!
– This week`s experiment is a fascinating pH activity which you can undertake in your classroom or at home.
– Discover the answer to last week`s mysterious "curiosity of the week"
– And lastly, can you guess what this week`s Curiosity of the Week is? We have received lots of emails guessing – was your best guess correct?
…and much more!
@dutchtallship
#darwin200 #oosterschele #conservation #worldsmostexcitingclassroom
Today Ally and Annie headed off for their second research day studying the Green Turtle in Cape Verde as they prepare for their Research Project.
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A flying fish (Exocoetus volitans) found its way onto the Oosterschelde`s deck during the night. This individual represents one of 64 species of fish famous for their ability to launch themselves into more than 100 meters of gliding flight. While this tactic allows them to evade predators from below, flying fish frequently end up on the ships which flush them from the sea.
Today our seven exceptional Darwin Leaders and their accompanying camera operators met with our partners Biosfera and Terrimar to plan their projects over the coming week in the Cape Verde Islands. We have an amazing range of projects covering the conservation of sharks, rays, turtles, endemic reptiles, sea birds, unique plants and other subjects. Stay tuned for the videos, reports and photo essays which we will be releasing shortly.
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One of many stunning sunsets captured on route to Cape Verde. 😍 @dutchtallship
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You can now watch the second episode of Guanches of the Sea – The Pilot Whales of Tenerife.
In this film, Darwin Leader Iro Tsarmpopoulou-Fokianou explores current conservation efforts relating to pilot whales of Tenerife.
Filmed and edited by Lorimer Macandrew.
Visit www.darwin200.com to read Iro`s accompanying written reports and photo essays!
DARWIN200 has arrived in Sao Vincente, Cape Verde to begin seven new Darwin Leader projects focusing on the conservation of sharks, rays, turtles, endemic plants, rediscovered reptiles and the impact of plastic waste.
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Thank you to @cabildotenerife Tenerife and our local conservation partner Fundacion Telesforo Bravo Juan Coello for hosting us at the Museum of Nature and Archaeology in Tenerife in August. Our Darwin Leaders listened to a series of interesting talks about the natural history and biogeography of Tenerife from specialist local conversationists. Additionally they welcomed us back to present the studies our Darwin Leaders carried out during their stay on the Island.
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We are pleased to share the very first Darwin Leader project –
Guanches of the Sea – The Pilot Whales of Tenerife (Episode 1 of 3 created by;
Darwin Leader: Iro Tsarmpopoulou-Fokianou
Filmed and edited by Lorimer Macandrew
This exceptional research project was created within a week and identifies three objectives;
1. Exploring changes since Charles Darwin`s Visit
2. What conservation work is in place to safeguard the Pilot Whales
3. What more could be done to protect Pilot Whales
For each objective our Darwin Leaders produced a short film, photo essay and report.
Well done Iro and Lorimer on this fantastic project.
Keep and eye out for the next Darwin Leader film which will be shared on our social media channels this week.
For more information please visit www.darwin200.com
Get to know our five Darwin Leaders from Tenerife. 👋🏼
These fantastic five young conversationists came aboard @dutchtallship as they began studying their individual research projects based on conservation in Tenerife.
@tessiswildpath
@reallyarhino
Their short films will be released very soon.
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TRACK DARWIN200’S PROGRESS
We have a GPS tracker that feeds live data from our ship onto our expedition map so you can see where DARWIN200 is at all times!
@dutchtallship is on it`s way to Cape Verde where it will dock for a week and welcome the next Darwin Leaders.
Data from our eight research projects will also be displayed on this map, so you can see the latest discoveries from our ship!
Our expedition map is on the homepage of our website which you can access via the link in our bio.
Join us on our adventure!
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Join us for Today`s LIVE Classroom at 2pm – Meet Darwin Leaders, Komodo Dragons, Chameleons, Competitions and Prizes!
Join via the link in our bio.
In this week’s episode, we beam live to the DARWIN200 ship en-route to the Cape Verde Islands. Meet the research team on board and ask them your questions!
We’ll find out about next week’s Darwin Leader projects in Cape Verde covering the conservation of sharks, rays, sea turtles, endemic birds and rediscovered reptiles!
Meet Darwin Leader Iro Tsarmpopoulou Fokianou and camera operator Lorimer Macandrew and find out about their project from last week in the Canary Islands covering the conservation of short finned pilot whales.
Join a Kahoot’s quiz – the winner will be awarded a £50 Amazon voucher prize.
Find out the results from our Ocean Acidification Experiment launched in Episode 1 (two weeks ago). Did your entry win one of the three £50 Amazon voucher prizes?
Stewart McPherson will introduce this week’s activity exploring the evolutionary processes behind why animals and plants evolve to become large on islands (e.g. Galapagos tortoises and Komodo dragons), or tiny (e.g. Brookesia chameleons).
Take part in this week’s activity – you have two weeks to submit your results via our website or email to classroom@darwin200.com
Lastly find out what last week’s “Curiosity of the Week” was – did you guess correctly?
And see if you can guess the identity of this week’s natural history object!
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DARWIN200 is about to release the deliverables from our first group of Darwin Leaders.
We hope you will find their findings and discoveries interesting and informative.
A primary goal of DARWIN200 is sharing conservation learning and understanding for the benefit of the global public, so we can all contribute to a better future.
Our first group of leaders in Tenerife worked incredibly hard.
An enduring memory is each pair (Darwin Leader and Camera Operator) working late into the night.
The following photos were taken at 1 am as each team worked intensely on their films, reports and photo essays.
Stay tuned as we launch the deliverables of each project in turn.
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