Rhiannon Nicholson

Cetacean social networks and how Humpback whales are picking up new tricks.

Jun 01, 2018

by Rhiannon Nicholson

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bottlenose dolphin, cetacean, cetaceans, citizen science, conservation, dolphin, dolphins, humpback whale, volunteer, volunteering, volunteers

As social media becomes an ever-increasing presence in our own lives research is delving into the social networks of animals. While studying in Cambridge I collected data on the botanic garden bird population, looking at the way birds socialise with each other and mapping their associ

5 factors for successful MPAs and a look at the bright side.

May 31, 2018

by Rhiannon Nicholson

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conservation, education, events, volunteer, volunteering, volunteers

The ocean is inexhaustible. This line of thinking was widely accepted in the past. Thankfully we now know that it is indeed the opposite. Every resource is finite and the ocean is no special case. This is the underlying reason why Marine Protected Areas are vitally important to the co

Exciting North Atlantic Sighting!

May 03, 2018

by Rhiannon Nicholson

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Our globe-trotting Chair of Trustees, Robin Petch, has just returned from a North Atlantic voyage on MV Boudicca. Between Lisbon and Gran Canaria, he recorded a rarely sighted cetacean, the Pygmy Sperm Whale! This species has been recorded in UK waters but is rarely seen anywhere. Wha

Cetacean social networks and how Humpback whales are picking up new tricks.

5 factors for successful MPAs and a look at the bright side.

Exciting North Atlantic Sighting!

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