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In 2009 Ria was granted a fellowship by the Artists for Conservation Foundation (AFC) for a field study to Mauritius and the Mascarene Islands.
The overall goal of this expedition was to create a portrait of Mauritius and it's wildlife, focusing on the geography of the island and the
endemic species, with a primary focus on the Echo Parakeet but also highlighting the other endangered species.
Before her departure Ria did research in historic documents, the most well known being the Journal of the Gelderland with its historic drawings
of extinct Mauritian species like the Dodo, the Broad-billed Parrot and the Mauritius Blue Pigeon.
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