Hi, I’m Ella and I completed a 6-week internship on the terrestrial conservation team.  During my time with Archipelagos, I initiated a project monitoring the ferret populations.  Beyond my main project, I also had the opportunity to join boat surveys monitoring the marine mammal populations, getting the opportunity to learn and understand their work. I also learned other skills through activities I joined after work including:

Organic Beekeeping

An amazing local beekeeper–who owns 160 beehives and uses organic practices–invited some Archipelagos interns to join her to help check and care for the hives.  It was an amazing afternoon full of knowledge for the taking.  Seeing the bees so close was a once in a lifetime experience for me.

Karlovasi Dog Shelter

We also got the opportunity to help out in a local dog shelter that needed us to clean the cages and feed their 100 dogs. It was so amazing to spend a few hours with the dogs and to talk to the volunteers of the shelter who had a special name and story for every dog.