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Guidelines for fieldwork funding for 2020 Fellows during covid-19 pandemic

September 2, 2020
This page will be updated regularly with the latest information from Yale and YSE. Updated: 2020-09-01

TRI Director Simon Queenborough discusses research during COVID

July 6, 2020

TRI Fellow and F&ES alumna Gina Rae La Cerva explores our complex relationship with wild food in her new book, "Feasting Wild".

June 12, 2020
TRI recently sat down with author, geographer, F&ES alumna and TRI Fellow Gina Rae La Cerva to talk about her new book Feasting Wild. 
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TRI Fellow Profiles

2022 Fellow Coral Keegan studied pangolin conservation in Thailand

July 5, 2023
TRI Fellow Profile: Coral Keegan 1) Where did you go for your fellowship? I was based in Kanchanaburi, Thailand at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) field office. I...
2022

2022 Fellow Kaggie Orrick studied wildlife conservation in Botswana

July 1, 2023
1) Where did you go for your fellowship? I went to the Makgadikgadi region in Botswana. Makgadikgadi is in between two national parks, the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park,...
2020, 2022

2018 Fellow Jorge Nieto studies energy development at the household level in Myanmar

June 12, 2020
1. Where did you go for your fellowship? I was based in Pinlaung Township, Myanmar, and mainly lived in the town of the same name. I also made visits to Yangon for interviews...
2018
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