Simon Mustoe

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'Mustoe flips the script on how to save the planet. A symphony of science and stories that inspires and educates on every page' – Vicki Renner, Artshub

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Simon Mustoe has worked all over the world as an ecologist, expeditioner and conservationist. He’s tumbled in boats amid frigid North Atlantic storms, trekked solo into Madagascar’s remote dry forests, discovered unknown species of seabird in Australia’s tropical ocean territories and recorded previously unseen whales in West Papua. His thirty years as a researcher, communicator, expert witness and consultant for industry, governments and conservation groups has offered many oblique views of our interaction with nature and candid examples of our failure to protect it and ourselves. Telling
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Simon Mustoe I don't really get writer's block. I get periods of time where science doesn't enthral me. Much of the science I read is so doom-saying. A lot of it d…moreI don't really get writer's block. I get periods of time where science doesn't enthral me. Much of the science I read is so doom-saying. A lot of it doesn't recognise the power of animals. I go through periods where there seems to be a dearth of any stories about wildlife and everything is consumed by climate change messaging. Then all at once something peaks through and I'm inspired again. I wrote three blog articles last week! (less)
Simon Mustoe The best thing is discovering when someone else has thought the same thing and your words have made it real. Conservation is full of scepticism and ne…moreThe best thing is discovering when someone else has thought the same thing and your words have made it real. Conservation is full of scepticism and negativity ... it doesn't have to be that way. Most people are compassionate, optimistic and understand more than they realise about how the world works. It's awesome when they realise they are right to feel the way they do!(less)
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TRIP REPORT for Raja Ampat and the Banda Sea, Expedition Cruise with Pindito 

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