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Photo observations from Turkey

March 29, 2015by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Last summer I took a few snaps of the wildlife I saw in and around Cirali and Cappadocia whilst on a family holiday in Turkey.

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Birds, Dragonflies, Miscellaneous, Photography, Places & Ecosystems

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

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

Birds of Oman

April 3, 2013by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Last night I managed to find the time to catch up on some of the BBC nature documentaries that I missed during the expedition to Oman. It was great to […]

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

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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Adventure & Expeditions, Birds, Oman, Research

I Shot 3 Birds

July 16, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

I definitely wouldn’t call myself a good photographer, or even a half decent hobbyist photographer, I like to point and shoot. But I was quite chuffed with myself when I […]

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madagascar pochard

The Story of the Worlds Rarest Duck

July 5, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

madagascar pochard

I’ve closely followed the story of the Madagascar Pochard since its rediscovery in 2006. This duck must get the prize for the most elusive species; evading scientists, considered extinct, but in fact clinging on to survival for decades and then saved on the brink of extinction.

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Birds, Conservation Management, Expedition Angano, Madagascar, Species Conservation

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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’.

Recent Posts

  • Contemporary Pastoralism in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman
  • Livestock browsing affects the species composition and structure of cloud forest in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman
  • Interplay between topography, fog and vegetation in the central South Arabian mountains revealed using a novel Landsat fog detection technique
  • Film Launch | Madagascar: Life on the Edge
  • Madagascar: Life On The Edge ‘Taster’
  • The Honey Hunter
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