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Azwianewi Makhado
Newi joined the Avian Demography Unit at the University of Cape Town on
a joint project with Marine and Coastal Management for a PhD study on
the investigation of the impact of fur seals on the conservation status
of seabirds at the Prince Edward Islands and off western South Africa.
The study aims to address the extent of predation on seabirds by an
ever-increasing population of seals in the southern Indian Ocean.
Lauren Waller
 Lauren
is registered as a part-time PhD student at the Avian Demography Unit,
looking at the impacts of disturbance on the breeding birds of Dyer
Island, and mitigation measures to reduce these impacts. She is involved
in the FACES OF NEED project, as well as monitoring and managing Avian
Cholera outbreaks amongst the cormorants on the island. She is also
employed by the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (WCNCB).
Isabelle Dupre
Isabelle is investigating the social structure, population and seasonal
habitat utilisation of Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the
Greater Dyer Island Area. So far she has identified and named 25
individual dolphins, using photo-identification techniques.
She is working with the Biosociology Laboratory at University of Paris
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Our Involvement:
Dyer Island Cruises and Marine Dynamics provide logistical support, boat
trips and research information for these students.
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