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Lawrence, the Chief Scientist updates us from the Wadi

February 19, 2013by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Its 12.40 and the intense Arabian sun is beating down around us, but a cool breeze and the shade of a single acacia tree provides us with all the shelter […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Birds, Oman, Research, Species Conservation
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Oman Empty Quarter 2013 Expedition – The Science Begins

February 17, 2013by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Blog Post from two young Oman Explorers Everyone is settling extremely well into the wadi environment! Our base camp is literally based on paradise beach where we are surrounded by […]

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The Sultanate of Oman – An Overview

December 28, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

The Sultanate of Oman is located in the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean. Oman is mostly dominated by arid desert wilderness which stretches over the north-west border […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Oman, Places & Ecosystems
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Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Two Festive Photos

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How To Catch A Lizard

November 26, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 6 Comments

Who knows! There is no single proven effective technique to answer this question, unless it’s Chameleons in Madagascar, in which case you just pick them off the trees! During our […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Oman, Research, Species Conservation
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I Admit, It’s Not All Loud Noise And Smog Any More

November 23, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

I’m living a hectic lifestyle at the moment! One minute I’m sat at my laptop muddling over where to buy 12v batteries and acetone in Oman, then I’m driving to the […]

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Places & Ecosystems

Why Hippos Don’t Eat Fish

November 11, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

The Kikuyu People believe that in the days of long, long ago, when the Good Lord N’gai made his plans for all the creatures upon his earth, he made the hippopotamus […]

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Places & Ecosystems

The Rise of the East African Safari

October 28, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

In 1905 a British zoologist, P. L. Sclater, declared that the elephant, rhino, giraffe, eland and zebra needed special efforts in order to conserve them. There was one place in […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation Management, Kenya, Places & Ecosystems

Post-Recce Report

October 24, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Between the 7th and the 18th of this month I was in Oman with Soo Redshaw (Chief Leader) organising logistics, equipment and touching base with numerous useful contacts for the […]

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A Recce to Oman

October 6, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 2 Comments

Despite what I said several weeks ago about remaining on British soil and focusing on the conservation of British wildlife, here I am packing my rucksack for a 10 day […]

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Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist

Lawrence is a ESRC-funded PhD student at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent. His interdisciplinary research is working towards sustainable pastoralism and biodiversity conservation in Dhofar, Oman. He has been involved in a number of overseas research expeditions in Africa, South America, Europe and the Middle East. Lawrence features in the recent conservation documentary, ‘Madagascar: Life on the Edge’.

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