MRI Students End 2023 On a High

The Mammal Research Institute topped off 2023 with a strong student showing at the Annual General Meeting of the Department of Zoology & Entomology at the University of Pretoria. Oral presentations outlining research progress throughout the year were delivered by PhD students Bruce Crossey and Matthew Germishuizen; MSc Students Meghan van Zyl, Courtney Robertson, and Dylan Dobbins; and Honours students Chantel Schoeman and Bridget O’ Connor.

Special congratulations to Bruce Crossey, a student funded by the Oppenheimer Chair for Emerging African Scientists in Non-invasive Wildlife Research, who was the awarded 2nd place in the PhD student oral presentation category for his presentation, “Safari Wildlife Tourism: Identifying Moments that Matter”.