Photos and video: the Neuron Expedition 2021 in Congo
Rainforest salt licks in Congo. That is roughly where the zoologist Tomáš Jůnek is with his Neuron Expedition 2021 — he set out with the primatologist Stanislav Lhota and the Czech University of Life Sciences student Ondřej Peč to map the occurrence of animals between national parks. "In Congo we are finding out which animal species live in rainforest without formal protection, in what numbers, and what kind of human activity affects their populations," says Tomáš Jůnek.
Rainforest salt licks in Congo. That is roughly where the zoologist Tomáš Jůnek is with his Neuron Expedition 2021 — he set out with the primatologist Stanislav Lhota and the Czech University of Life Sciences student Ondřej Peč to map the occurrence of animals between national parks. "In Congo we are finding out which animal species live in rainforest without formal protection, in what numbers, and what kind of human activity affects their populations," says Tomáš Jůnek.
The Neuron Foundation supports their work from the donations of patrons of Czech science and brings you up-to-date photographs from the expedition. We will add to them gradually, as soon as the mobile connection with Africa allows…
THE NEURON EXPEDITION ON PETR HORKÝ'S HOUSEBOAT
7 AUGUST 2021 – DEPARTURE
10 AUGUST 2021 – GREETINGS FROM OUESSO
And what is foufou? Ground manioc from which they make dumplings, and which every self-respecting Congolese has for dinner every day.
Or rather, we have not left Ouesso yet, but two heads are better than one
12 AUGUST 2021 – THE TRACKER BOŽAN
14 AUGUST – THE EXPEDITION CAMP AND ITS WORKING ENVIRONMENT
