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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

The Little Things in Life

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One can spend days on expedition hoping to see a rare bird species or searching for that elusive mammal only to get a brief glimpse before it flies, hops or […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Dragonflies, Madagascar, Oman, Peruvian Amazon, Photography, Places & Ecosystems, Research, Species Conservation
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Planetary Boundaries

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

There were a number of papers I came across during my degree that have stuck in my head ever since, either because they were fascinating, or  because they were a […]

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Conservation & Development, Conservation Management, Places & Ecosystems, Research

“British nature – I owe you one”

September 8, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Its been 6 months since I returned from the baking heat of Oman’s Empty Quarter, and over four years since my first expedition to Madagascar, but it’s now the time for me […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Places & Ecosystems, Research

The Last Wild Camels

September 2, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Camels are incredible creatures with a whole arsenal of traits totally unique amongst mammals. Two species exist today belonging to the genus Camelus, these are the Dromedary and Bactrian camels. […]

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Places & Ecosystems, Species Conservation

A Weekend on Wallasea

August 15, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 2 Comments

Wallasea Island is a low lying coastal floodplain situated north of the River Thames estuary. For generations it has been used as arable farmland, protected by a sea wall, but […]

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Conservation Management, Places & Ecosystems, Species Conservation

Funky Flora

August 3, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Plants are vital to all life on earth. Indeed, they paved the way for animals to exist by filling the air with oxygen, albeit as algae in the seas, and […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Conservation Management, Madagascar, Oman, Peruvian Amazon, Photography, Places & Ecosystems, Research, Species Conservation

Embracing the Expedition Lifestyle

July 31, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist 1 Comment

Embrace… 1. The Unexpected Cities are a controlled environment. The more human control, the less likely unexpected events will occur. Wild places however, are untamed, we can control very little, […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Madagascar, Oman, Peruvian Amazon, Places & Ecosystems, Subarctic Finland
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Madagascar and Me – 4 Years On

July 2, 2012by Lawrence Ball - Conservation Biologist Leave a comment

Four years have passed since I returned from my first overseas expedition to Madagascar. 6 months previous, I had just left school and started my first full time job to […]

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Adventure & Expeditions, Madagascar, 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’.

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
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