Mr. Sydney Thony Ndolo Ebika
Senior Research Assistant and Staff
Botanist
Mr.
Ndolo has a degree in Botany from Marien Ngouabi University in
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. He completed an introductory
training session on field methods at the Nouabale-Ndoki National
Park headquarters and conducted three months of transect surveys
in the LacTele Region for the Wildlife Conservation Society's
Landscape Monitoring Program.
He has also worked for the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project since
2006. He oversees all botanical surveys, phenological monitoring
in multiple chimpanzee communities, and identification of plant
foods eaten by wild apes. He also conducts behavioral
observations of chimpanzees, maintains remote video monitoring
units, and assists with chimpanzee habituation. In addition to
these skills, Sydney is an accomplished videographer and artist.
Mr. Ndolo has received intensive botanical training from Dr.
David Harris of the Edinburgh Royal Botanical Gardens. He is
currently pursuing a graduate degree in plant taxonomy at the
University of Edinburgh in Scotland. After completing his
degree, Mr. Ndolo will conduct botanical surveys within the GTAP
study zone to address questions about ape ecology and sociality.
Mr. Ndolo takes pride in seeing tasks through to completion, and
producing high quality research. His ultimate goal is to
transfer his knowledge and skills to the next generation of
Congolese students. He plans to achieve this by teaching
courses, conducting field schools in northern Congo, and
mentoring students at the University of Marien Ngouabi in
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
