Elise Bakker graduated in 2014 in a Master Environmental Biology at Utrecht University. Within her studies, she specialized in the direction of behavioral ecology. She has studied abnormal behavior at chimpanzees at Stichting Aap, wrote her Master Thesis about Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Kenya and Tanzania, and focused her graduation research on the determination of densities and diets of spotted hyena in North Cameroon.
After her studies, Elise has always remained involved in large carnivore research in North Cameroon through Leo foundation. Between 2015 and 2017 she worked as a volunteer within different project of Leo foundation in the field of density research, diet research and environmental education. For the ecological studies, Elise is co-author of multiple articles, and more are in preparation. Regarding environmental education, the set up and organization of 2 Childrens Bushcamps in Bénoué NP in North Cameroon was one of the highlights. It was even such a success that Elise was even invited to create the educational content for a Bushcamp in W National Parc in Benin in 2015.
Currently, Elise is working as an administrative assistant at Capgemini and she is looking for new opportunities to work in the ecological workfield. In her spare time, Elise is a volunteer for ‘Stichting Utrechts Landschap’. Also she like to spend her time on nature photography and painting of natural
objects.
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