Phew! It's Friday. I have spent the day sorting out our finances and running to the bank, which was terribly exciting. I am contracted to spend every Monday and Friday on admin, which seems to be neverending. Who knows how Henry did it all before the internship came along, but at least now he has more time to be on the phone chatting to the Inland Revenue.
It has been a busy week, as I have been writing my first proposal for funding. We apply to various trusts and charities for funding for projects, and need to get across how important and beautiful these animals are, and why they need saving. It is my job to get funding for one of our projects in Namibia, who need money to look after their camels.
The camels are used by the Save the Rhino Trust in Namibia to patrol the rugged terrain, and track the population of black rhino they are protecting. Unfortunately, the lions in the region appear to have started to view the team as a ready supply of food, and we need to find some secure housing to make sure the camels are safe for the night. At the moment, only the trackers stand between the lion and dinner, which isn't a pleasant situation!
A lot of the projects use innovative methods like these to do their job in sometimes pretty hostile terrain. Although I may have a lot of fighting with our database in this job, at least I have a warm lion-free bed at night...
Hannah x
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