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Stephanie Manka

Stephanie Manka

Stephanie Manka, Ph.D. is a wildlife biologist with 20 years of experience in mammal ecology and conservation, education, and outreach. Read her story to find out how she went from the daughter of a jeweler to a Ph.D. in wildlife biology.

Field Site Visit to Lopé National Park, Gabon

In 2007, I took a trip to the Republic of Congo and Gabon to check out three national parks as a possible field site for my African forest elephant research.

Below are some of the photos from my journey to Lopé National Park, Gabon and some of the animals we during our trip.

For the full story of what it was like to visit Lopé (and Ivindo and Odzala too), listen to podcast episode #25 Choosing a Field Site for Forest Elephant Research.

View of Lope National Park with hills
The gorgeous landscape of Lopé National Park.
a picture of a cat in Lope National Park
View of the park from the field station.
Field station in Gabon
View of the main building of the field station.
A picture of a woman and a cat
Dorky photo of me in front of the picturesque view.
The savanna habitats of Lopé National Park allow you to observe forest elephants that are normally hidden in forested habitats.
The savanna habitats allow you to observe forest elephants that are normally hidden in forested habitats.
A picture of elephants in the grasslands
The elephants lift up their trunks to try to smell us.
My advisor looking in the savannas for more elephant groups.
My advisor looking in the savannas for more elephant groups.
Forest elephants in the savannas.
Forest elephants in the savannas.
The savannas in Lopé National Park have been maintained for thousands of years by anthropogenic burnings.
The savannas have been maintained for thousands of years by anthropogenic burnings.
a picture of thick trees in the savanna
The savannas are important habitat for animals like forest elephants and forest buffalo.
We tracked a group of radio-collared mandrills. I was able to capture this photo of one running past.
We tracked a group of radio-collared mandrills. I was able to capture this photo of one running past.

I ended up choosing Lopé National Park as my field site. You can learn about my research in Lopé in the following podcast episodes and blog posts:

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