19th February
by Drs Dipika Valsarajan & Jon Mills
Everyone was relieved the thunder storm and rain of the last 24 hours has passed.
We had a civilised start at 9 and Dr Sharma got us straight into enough blood, guts and gore to keep even Dexter happy.
The damage that big cats and bears can do to humans was shocking, as was the ingenuity of Homo sapiens to maim, trap, poison, bludgeon, shoot and bomb all manner of wildlife, whether for profit, misconceptions or retaliation.
Then we had a fast and furious run through of an impressive array of specimens, which felt a bit like a 90 minute highlights tour of the Natural History Museum.
After lunch it was a mock crime scene investigation practical. The Honourable Parag was presiding and a motley crew traipsed before his Lordship to be serially discredited.
We wrapped up with a lecture on capture and translocations of large felids.
Lee and Stuart have come to the end of their presenting/tutoring stints and will be heading off soon. We speak for everyone in thanking them very much for their excellent teaching styles, superb presentations and easy interactions with the whole group that has had a really positive benefit for everyone’s learning. So it’s “goodbye and thanks” to them, and “hello and welcome” to Nick who joined the teaching team this evening.
