Quarantina

The word ‘quarantine’ comes from the old Venetian word ‘quarantina’ meaning 40 days. During the black death epidemics of the 14th and 15th centuries, ships would be isolated for a period of 40 days to try and prevent the spread of the disease. We have been in quarantine for over 40 days and this period…

A volunteering day in Vieiro

Se algum vez se perguntaram o que é o voluntariado para a conservação da Natureza e o que os voluntários do projecto fazem, este vídeo ajuda-vos a ter uma ideia. A Katia e o Vicky são voluntários na Montis desde Outubro de 2019, e já estiveram envolvidos em várias tarefas, controlo de espécies invasoras, sementeiras,…

Quarantine

We are now in the third week of quarantine and this strange life is becoming reality. Between binge watching netflix, video calling loved ones and running down the eerily deserted Lisbon streets, I have been writing the report for the seabird coastal counts in 2019. However, I have high hopes that we will be able…