We are happy to welcome Kin Morandi as our special guest this month! Joining us from Ticino, Switzerland, Kin will talk with us about the research paper she recently completed on Masai giraffes (part of Wild Nature Institute’s Seeing Spots project). We will also learn more about Kin and her academic journey.

Kin was born 25 years ago in Ticino, the Italian speaking area of Switzerland. She grew up surrounded by dogs, cats and horses – which is where her love for animals began. She studied biology at the University of Zürich, with a particular focus on zoology, animal behaviour and conservation. In 2019 she had the wonderful opportunity to travel to South Africa and volunteer in a research center for big African cats. She fell in love with Africa and its fauna. When she went back to Switzerland, after an internship at the Zoo Zürich, she started her MSc in animal behaviour and behavioural ecology on the project about Masai giraffes. She submitted her Master thesis in 2021, and since then she has been traveling around Switzerland doing various internships for different zoological aspects, and is hoping to go back to Africa.

Anne & Mary just arrived back from their trip to Australia, Japan and Korea, where they visited schools and zoos, and talked about giraffe conservation. They met lots of wonderful people and learned so much along the way, which they will tell us about at the meeting.

Although this will be our last get together for 2022, we have an exciting 2023 to look forward to with many wonderful guests to learn from! We’ll provide a sneak peek at the meeting.