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Stefan, Nina and Mundo Azul – today and tomorrow

You may remember mention of Stefan’s work on the Ancon Port campaign from my ‘Mundo Azul – from then till now’ post. At the point of writing that post the outcome of the situation remained uncertain....

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Laurie Murison – whale researcher turned conservationist

In an ideal world, Laurie would be solely a researcher. She would spend her days out on the ocean studying the animals which she loves and sharing that passion with others. When Laurie is on the water,...

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Laurie Murison – a life of juggling

Laurie describes herself as an “Intensely private person”. Much of her life is lived in the public domain, as the public face of GMWSRS and the ‘go to’ person who is constantly in demand. This in...

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Laurie Murison – everything you ever wanted to know about North Atlantic...

“Most of our knowledge about the North Atlantic right whale has been lost and is only now slowly being re-learned.” This is not surprising considering that this animal is one of the rarest on Earth and...

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Laurie Murison – actions and consequences

“People have become disconnected from the natural world. Children from cities go to the countryside and do not know what to make of the sky because light pollution prevents them from seeing stars....

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Bob Talbot – a tantalising glimpse of the man behind the camera

I had the excellent fortune to meet and interview Bob Talbot in May 2011. We met while I was accompanying and writing about Peggy Stap of Marine Life Studies (MLS) in Monterey Bay, California. At the...

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Bob Talbot – the undercurrents that move the man

“It was only in my forties that I became less judgmental about us as a species and more accepting that we behave as we do because it is our nature; just like any other creature. When I was young I …...

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The trials and tribulations of killer whale research

Can my memory stretch back that far…? Back to this April when I revisited Peggy Stap of Marine Life Studies (MLS), to assist her once again with her research in Monterey Bay, attempting to track down...

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The trials and tribulations of killer whale research – part 3

And so at last to that final bullet point… Being an object of sport for fast paced dolphins, while simultaneously navigating round humpback whales, testing an underwater camera and preventing an...

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From a small acorn… did the World Cetacean Alliance grow

Family, friends and long time followers of this blog may remember how it all began when I worked as pretty much the only volunteer for a tiny, mostly unheard of, British organisation called Planet...

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Stefan, Nina and Mundo Azul – today and tomorrow

You may remember mention of Stefan’s work on the Ancon Port campaign from my ‘Mundo Azul – from then till now’ post. At the point of writing that post the outcome of the situation remained uncertain....

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Laurie Murison – whale researcher turned conservationist

In an ideal world, Laurie would be solely a researcher. She would spend her days out on the ocean studying the animals which she loves and sharing that passion with others. When Laurie is on the water,...

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Laurie Murison – a life of juggling

Laurie describes herself as an “Intensely private person”. Much of her life is lived in the public domain, as the public face of GMWSRS and the ‘go to’ person who is constantly in demand. This in...

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Laurie Murison – everything you ever wanted to know about North Atlantic...

“Most of our knowledge about the North Atlantic right whale has been lost and is only now slowly being re-learned.” This is not surprising considering that this animal is one of the rarest on Earth and...

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Laurie Murison – actions and consequences

“People have become disconnected from the natural world. Children from cities go to the countryside and do not know what to make of the sky because light pollution prevents them from seeing stars....

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Bob Talbot – a tantalising glimpse of the man behind the camera

I had the excellent fortune to meet and interview Bob Talbot in May 2011. We met while I was accompanying and writing about Peggy Stap of Marine Life Studies (MLS) in Monterey Bay, California. At the...

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Bob Talbot – the undercurrents that move the man

“It was only in my forties that I became less judgmental about us as a species and more accepting that we behave as we do because it is our nature; just like any other creature. When I was young I …...

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