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Kenya Field Course Diary

February 12, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

In early January 2014 I spent two weeks travelling around Kenya visiting national parks, private reserves, and community and NGO projects. Alongside my masters degree peers we engaged in a […]

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

In Search of the Arabian Leopard: A Photostory – Part 2

February 5, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 6 Comments

Click here to read Part 1… During the winters of 2012 and 2013 I spent a total of 10 weeks exploring a vast wadi system in the Dhofar Province of […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Oman, Photography, Research, Species Conservation

Top 10 Photos | Kenya Field Course

January 29, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Earlier this month I spent two weeks travelling around Kenya visiting national parks, private reserves, and community and NGO projects. Alongside my Masters degree peers we engaged in a steep […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Birds, Kenya, Photography, Places & Ecosystems

Kenya Field Course

January 6, 2014by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Tomorrow I will be heading off to Kenya on a two week field course as part of my Masters degree at the University of Exeter. We will be travelling all […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Photography, Places & Ecosystems, Research

In Search of the Arabian Leopard: A Photostory – Part 1

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During the winters of 2012 and 2013 I spent a total of 10 weeks exploring a vast wadi system in the Dhofar Province of Oman; known as Wadi Sayq. The […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Oman, Photography, Research, Species Conservation

The Empty Quarter – Portraits of the Sands

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“No man can live this life and emerge unchanged. He will carry, however faint, the imprint of the desert, the brand which marks the nomad; and he will have within […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Oman, Photography

Digital Ecology

August 15, 2013by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” Albert Einstein Over the last few years digital cameras, like many other electronic gadgets, have become increasingly advanced, opening […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Birds, Photography, Research, Subarctic Finland

Expedition – Kevo Subarctic Research Station, Finland

July 18, 2013by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

“Far to the North under the Great Bear, Sápmi shines. Ridge upon ridge, lake stretching into lake. Rocky cliffs, craggy peaks point to the sky. Streams laugh, woods whisper. Steely precipices drop, descend into […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Places & Ecosystems, Research, Subarctic Finland

In the Press – Muscat Daily & Times of Oman

June 16, 2013by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

A couple more Omani newspaper articles about the British Exploring Society Oman expeditions and the research we have undertaken in Wadi Sayq, Dhofar over the last couple of years.   […]

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Iquitos – The Capital City of Amazonia

June 5, 2013by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

For once, I am not writing about expeditions, ecology or wildlife – but about the city of Iquitos in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. Why? Because I loved it! […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation & Development, Peruvian Amazon, Places & Ecosystems

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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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