Curriculum Vitae
Carin Caka Emilia Karlsson
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Carin Caka Emilia Karlsson
Citation names
- Karlsson, Caka
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 241E-E599-C629
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8887-6271
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- (+46) 709769692 (Personal)
Addresses
- Ängalagsvägen 246, 26995, Båstad, Båstad, Sweden (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ornithology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Behavioural Sciences Biology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Swedish (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2024/01/14
Concluded
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Zoo animal behaviour (Outros)
Major in Biology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
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2021/09/01 - 2023/12/05
Concluded
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Animal Ecology (Master)
Major in Biology with specialization in Animal Ecology
Lund University Department of Ecology, Sweden
"The natal dispersal behaviour of first year Yellow-billed Kites Milvus aegyptius in Nigeria
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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83% |
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2023/06/12
Concluded
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Laboratory Animal Science for Researchers, Birds (Outros)
Lund University Department of Ecology, Sweden
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2022/08/12 - 2022/09/06
Concluded
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Tropical Biology Association (Outros)
Major in Biology
University of Cambridge Faculty of Biology, United Kingdom
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2018/09/01 - 2021/07/13
Concluded
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Conservation and Diversity (Bachelor)
Major in Biology
Halmstad University, Sweden
"Raptors Species Occurrence and Their Influence on Poultry Predation in a Rural Area, Nigeria" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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89% |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/01 - 2023/04/03 | Research Trainee (Research) | Veterinární univerzita Brno Fakulta veterinární hygieny e ekologie, Czech Republic |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/01/15 - Current | Care assistant | Båstads kommun, Sweden |
| 2024/01/01 - Current | Vulture Conservation Awarness scheme | Pan African Conservation Education, South Africa |
| 2022/07/01 - Current | Director of Research and Biodiversity Conservation | Biota Conservation Hub Foundation (BiotaCHF), Nigeria |
| 2016/09/20 - 2018/08/20 | Production worker (manufacturing) | Nolato MediTech AB, Sweden |
| 2014/06/01 - 2015/09/01 | Warehouse worker | Willab, Sweden |
| 2012/01/15 - 2012/12/20 | Production worker (manufacturing) | Nolato AB, Sweden |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/10/02 - Current | From Classroom to Community: Engaging Nigerian Children in Vulture Conservation and Combating Traditional Beliefs
Principal investigator
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Ongoing
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| 2022/06/01 - Current | LIFE EUROKITE, Cross-border protection of Red Kite in Europe by reducing human-caused mortality.
LIFE18 NAT/AT/000048
Master Student Fellow
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Germany
Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz Umwelt Energie Mobilität Innovation und Technologie, Austria LIFE Nauture programme of the European Union, Belgium |
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| 2023/02/01 - 2023/04/03 | Epidemiology of antibiotic-resistant bacteria - from molecular genetic characterization of genes to vectors of spread in the
environment
2023ITA31
Master Student Fellow
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Veterinární univerzita Brno |
Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/01/20 - Current | The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency winter shore bird census
non-funded
Researcher
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Submitted
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| 2024/01/01 - Current | Vulture sensitization and awareness outreach program.
"NON-FUNDED
Researcher
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Pan African Conservation Education Biota Conservation Hub Foundation (BiotaCHF) Ongoing
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| 2018/07/13 - 2018/07/29 | Horse-riding-based presence anti-poaching project
"NON-FUNDED
Research Fellow
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Boots on the Ground |
| 2017/10/16 - 2017/11/13 | Rhino & Elephant Conservation Programme
"NON-FUNDED
Research Fellow
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Imire
Concluded
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| 2008/11/24 - 2008/12/18 | Child care social worker
NON-FUNDED
Volunteer
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Fundación Don Bisco, Mérida |
Outputs
Publications
| Conference abstract |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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Other
| Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2025 | Kites and vultures, Nigeria's most common and uncommon bird of prey. |
Rotary Båstad
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| 2023/09/23 | The flexible Yellow-billed Kite. ShareScreen Africa launched the Africa's Raptor series. The series aimed to increase the raptor knowledge and interest among the general public. I was invited as an inspirational speaker, to raise awareness and interest in the Yellow-billed Kite. | Africa's Raptors. Hunters all Around you: Urban Raptors of Africa |
| 2018/10/16 | Species, Habitats and Community, key components for successful conservation of Africa's iconic species. | Bjäre lecture association
(Båstad, Sweden)
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| 2018/09/03 | Stepping into Action: why small-scale anti-poaching prevention matters. | Rotary's weekly meeting
Båstad Rotary (Båstad, Sweden)
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| 2018/04/19 | Wild Wonders: Exploring the Magnificent Animals of Africa | African Wildlife Lecture Grevie, Sweden |
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/08/21 - 2023/08/25 | The 14th European Ornithologists' Union Congress (EOU). (2023/08/21 - 2023/08/25)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Lunds Universitet, Sweden Lund University Department of Ecology, Sweden |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2022/03/11 - 2022/05/10 | For my Master's thesis, I spent two months conducting fieldwork in Nigeria. I led a team that captured and tagged Yellow-billed Kites with GPS transmitters. | Lund University Department of Ecology, Sweden A. P Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Linnéuniversitet Fakulteten för hälso- och livsvetenskap, Sweden |
| 2021/03/20 - 2021/04/16 | I travelled to Nigeria to conduct fieldwork for my Bachelor's thesis. I conducted a raptor grid inventory over 16 square km around the Amurum Forest Reserve, Nigeria. A total of 72 km of transects were surveyed. | Högskolan i Halmstad, Sweden A. P Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria |
Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | 1st Rufford Small Grant
Rufford Foundation, United Kingdom
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| 2023 | Society for Tropical Ecology (GTÖ) conference travel grant
Society of Tropical Ecology (GTÖ), Germany
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| 2023 | Erasmus+ traineeship grant
Erasmus Plus, Belgium
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| 2022 | British Ecological Society grant for participation in the Tropical Ecology Association course
British Ecological Society, United Kingdom
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| 2022 | Donation of GPS tags.
Linnéuniversitet Fakulteten för hälso- och livsvetenskap, Sweden
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Other distinction
| 2022 | MSc thesis funding
Lund University Department of Ecology, Sweden
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| 2022 | Master's thesis funding
A. P Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria
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| 2018 | Rotary volunteer travel support
Båstad Rotary Club, Sweden
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