National Moth week is delighted to welcome Morgane Merien as our country coordinator for New Zealand. Morgane currently is a Science and Curatorial Communicator at Canterbury Museum in Christchurch. She also is completing her doctoral thesis on camouflage and color in her country’s native stick insects at the University of Auckland. She also serves as the …
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Our family of National Moth Week Country Coordinators is growing, thanks tothe efforts of Dr. Vijay Barve, our Global Community Facilitator! Meet our newest country coordinator, Dr. Faith Thomas Mpondo of Tanzania,an East African nation, known for its expansive wildlife areas, such asSerengeti National Park. Faith is a passionate scientist interested in biodiversity, ecology andconservation. Her interest …
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With National Moth Week quickly approaching, we want to make sure that each of our current and potential contributors know how to upload their photo observations to iNaturalist! After all, your observations are the heart of our mission. We understand that using iNaturalist can seem intimidating at first glance but it’s a simple process, you’ll …
National Moth Week welcomes Aundrea Schneider of Ontario, Canada, an outdoor educator and wilderness skills instructor, as the country coordinator for Canada. Aundrea, who has been participant in National Moth Week since 2014, tells us about herself: “Since childhood, I’ve spent so much of my time in the forests and lakes that I’ve met countless …
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Min Khant Naing of the Southeast Asia nation of Myanmar tells us about himself: “I’m a naturalist from Myanmar. “I studied mostly butterflies and moths for three years and have created a group about Lepidoptera. Now, I’m sharing and moderating another groups and pages, including Myanmar species identification (MSI), Butterflies and Moths of Myanmar (BMOM) …
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Keomany Leuangthi, of the Southeast Asian nation of Laos, works with Asian Arks, a nonprofit in Asia dedicated to conservation, doing species identification and as a field technician. “In the field team, I so far have set up camera traps and collected data, and also participate in a law enforcement group as a ranger in …
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Salif Kone of the West Africa nation of Mali obtained his Agro Sylvo Pastoral technician diploma in 2020. “I have worked on climate change and sustainable agriculture,” he said. “My passion for the climate and agriculture led me to create an Association called “Groupe Action Recherche pour le Développement Durable au Mali” (Action Research Group …
Trained in phytogeography, sociology and biodiversity, Kouadio Samson Koffi earned a master’s degree in computer biodiversity in 2021from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FSA) of Benin. His training applied his technical skills in working on data collection, analysis and processing in order to define areas favorable to the plant species Nesogordonia papaverifera, a tropical plant …
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Tshering Pem joins NMW as the country coordinator for the eastern Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. She tells us about herself: “As a young and aspiring conservationist who received a bachelor of science degree in forestry in 2021 from the College of Natural Resources in Bhutan, National Moth Week will be my first ever participation in …
Dr. Komlan Edjèdu Sodjinou of the West Africa nation of Togo is an enthusiastic and versatile scientist with a strong interest in biodiversity, forestry, horticulture and urban ecology and plant biotechnology. He is a member of the PHOBIOT (Physiology Horticulture and Biotechnology Team) research team of Laboratory of Forestry Research (LRF) of the University of …
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