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Submit ReviewLove science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 041 Elle chats with Celina Chien, intersectional environmentalist and storyteller. She combines her work as an ecologist, photojournalist and artist to harness empathy for change and to advocate for biodversity. Celina contextualises her work within the climate and biodiversity crises, whilst also discussing enviornmental and social issues.
As a photographer, Celina’s documentary work has focused on exploring the nuances of environmental topics from palm oil expansion to the zoo debate to the wildlife trade. She also releases her work as fine art pieces, most recently after a successful exhibition in October 2022 in support of leopard conservation with Dolce&Gabbana. This work strives to forge links between the fashion, artistic and conservation worlds with more collaborative releases to follow. In 2021, Celina placed in the prestigious 57th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition as a highly commended finalist in the photojournalism category. She sits on the judging panel of the same competition hosted by the Natural History Museum of London in 2023.
Celina is a TEDx speaker and serves on the board and council of numerous international NGOs such as Panthera, Rewriting Extinction, Reserva Youth Land Trust, Girls Who Click and more. In 2021, Celina was a highly commended finalist in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and currently sits on its 2023 judging panel. She has a BSc in Biological Sciences and MRes in Tropical Forest Ecology from Imperial College London.
Celina's social links
Website: celinachien.com
Instagram: @celinaxchien
Twitter: @celinaxchien
Panthera Exhibition + Press for 'Leopard Honouring the Muse': A Celina Chien X Dolce&Gabbana Photographic Exhibition
https://panthera.org/leopard-honouring-muse
https://celinachien.sumupstore.com/product/honouring-the-muse-a-visual-companion
Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
Girls who Click
Outside reading + watching on Celina:
'In Conservation with...' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIx65y0bVc
Wildlife Photographer of the Year - photographer-of-the-year-nature-through-a-different-lens.html"> https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-nature-through-a-different-lens.html
TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRFP5SuaOB0
Women of STEM Interview - of-stem.medium.com/provoking-conservation-action-with-photography-celina-chien-19a02bd8d1bf"> https://women-of-stem.medium.com/provoking-conservation-action-with-photography-celina-chien-19a02bd8d1bf
Article in Wild Lens Magazine - https://www.thewildlensmagazine.com/past-issues
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 040 Elle chats with Ben Rothery, natural history author and illustrator. He shares his journey of discovery, from growing up in South Africa to opening his art and plant haven 'Hidden Planet' in London. Ben discusses the pitfalls and postives of working across two genres - art and science - and how he copes with Imposter Syndrome.
Ben social links
https://linktr.ee/brillustrations
Videos on Bens work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbyH4OZnSU&ab_channel=ImageCentreOfficial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqtRJIpq8yY&ab_channel=benrothery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa4qduYIQSk&ab_channel=HyperFocusFilms
John Audubon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_James_Audubon
National Audubon Society
Drypoint
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drypoint
Materials
castell.co.uk/products/castell-9000">https://www.faber-castell.co.uk/products/castell-9000
Penguin Roundhouse
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/136755/ben-rothery
Ladybird Publishing
https://www.penguin.co.uk/ladybird
John Lewis
https://www.benrotheryillustrator.co.uk/pages/john-lewis-partners
Natural History Museum London
Hidden Planet Hackney, London
https://www.instagram.com/hiddenplanetshop/?hl=en
Into the red BTO
https://www.bto.org/our-science/publications/bto-books-and-guides/red
WWF
Pangolin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 039 Elle chats with Arachnologist Tea Francis. Tea is a science communicator, Arachnologist and spider advocate. Her work includes working actively with contacts in the field of arachnology and taxonomy - which is her main area of interest. She works with a handful of museums and labs both within the UK & elsewher. In her advocacy she teaches through her Patreon, where she also shares her macro photography and resources for spider care. She is also an illustrator, multimedia artist and taxidermist.
Tea Social Links
https://twitter.com/tea_francis
https://www.patreon.com/scienteafic
https://www.instagram.com/scienteaficc
ICUN Redlist
Tring Museum
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring.html
Anthropomorphism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism
Pelican Spider
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae
Poecilotheria Metallica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilotheria_metallica
Imposter Syndrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 038 Elle chats with Archaeology Researcher Aoife Sutton. Aoife is a doctoral researcher in archaeology at the University of Bradford. Her work looks at themes surrounding 18-19th century anatomical fluid preserved specimens in Britain - including death, dying and ethics. Aoife runs a blog called Pathological Bodies Project where she writes about many death related topics, including history of medicine, archaeology and bereavement. She has worked on death related projects - including the Dying 2 Talk project and the Continuing Bonds project. Aoife is also a trustee of Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford and has observed work in modern death industry settings.
TW: Death/Dying
Aoife Socials:
https://pathologicalbodiesproject.home.blog/
https://twitter.com/pathbodies
https://www.instagram.com/pathologicalbodiesproject/
Dying to Talk project
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoife-sutton-8249971b7/?originalSubdomain=uk
https://continuingbonds.live/what-is-dying-to-talk/
The Feminine Macabre
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=237726661507630
Aoife features in Vol IIII due out Autumn 2022
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 037 Elle chats with self-proclaimed 'nature boy' and half of Flock Together, Nadeem Perera. Nadeem shares when he started paying attention to nature, and how it developed to become the foundation of what he does today. We discuss the ethos of Flock Together, and who this community he has helped built represents.
Nadeem's socials
instagram.com/birdnerdeem
Flock Together
https://www.flocktogether.world/
instagram.com/flocktogether.world
linktr.ee/flocktogether.world
Join FT
https://mailchi.mp/41a0999a5b31/jointheflock
FT Book
amazon.co.uk/flock-together-outsiders-connecting-people/dp/1856754782
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nadeem-Perera/e/B09RN8ZZL7/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk
Press
https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/theredbulletin/flock-together-birding
together-bird-watching-ollie-olanipekun-nadeeem-perera-b1015910.html"> https://www.standard.co.uk/escapist/flock-together-bird-watching-ollie-olanipekun-nadeeem-perera-b1015910.html
https://inews.co.uk/news/flock-together-twitchers-of-colour-shaking-up-birdwatching-1718471
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 036 Elle chats with internationally-recognised visual artist Claire Morgan about her work. Claire speaks about her multi-faceted practice; drawing, the use of taxidermy and 3D sculpture using natural and organic materials. She also shares her approach to these large-scale works, and how she finds patterns and rhythms through the installation of these pieces. Claire speaks about being an artist, Imposters Syndrome, and how working close to nature can reflect thoughts on life and death.
TW: Death/Dying/Taxidermy/Dead Animals
Claire Morgan socials
morgan.co.uk">www.claire-morgan.co.uk
www.instagram.com/clairemorganstudio
www.twitter.com/clairemorganstu
Previous exhibits
karsten-greve.com/en/artists/detail/claire-morgan?tab=start&cHash=7206c8f2b002243a6da6d7a434cb19ea"> https://galerie-karsten-greve.com/en/artists/detail/claire-morgan?tab=start&cHash=7206c8f2b002243a6da6d7a434cb19ea
https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Claire-Morgan/DC6FC94876E4EB50/Exhibitions
Current exhibs
u.de/programm/?cat=43">https://dortmunder-u.de/programm/?cat=43
https://www.goodplanet.org/fr/domaine/vivant/
Nick Knight
https://www.instagram.com/nick_knight/
Alexander McQueen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen
Press + features
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/about-the-art-claire-morgan/
morgan.co.uk/press-2/">https://claire-morgan.co.uk/press-2/
https://saywho.co.uk/interviews/claire-morgan/
Film + talk
morgan.co.uk/films/">https://claire-morgan.co.uk/films/
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
In episode 035 Elle chats with Dr. Michelle Taylor about her work as Director of Marine Biology at Essex University in the United Kingdom and President of the Deep-Sea Biology Society. She discusses her journey into marine biology, and where around the world her research and exploration has taken her. She shares details about her research in deep-sea corals deep-sea ecosystems, what drives their biodiversity and how we can limit human impacts in vulnerable habitats such as coral reefs.
Dr. Michelle Taylor socials
https://twitter.com/Dr_MTaylor
https://www.instagram.com/dr_mtaylor/
Dr. Michelle Taylor’s research
https://taylorlab.science/publications/
https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/taylo51908/michelle-taylor
Reef Doctor Madagascar
DSBOC
Resources
https://dsbsoc.org/deep-sea-resources/
International Seabed Authority
Nautilus Camera
E.O Wilson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson
Additional links/videos
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=10155175070021819
https://www.facebook.com/uniofessex/videos/10155162616986819/
Shackleton's Discovery
Greenland Shark Discovery
https://www.livescience.com/rare-greenland-shark-uk-stranding
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
https://www.instagram.com/terrilldactyl_
Research
Simultaneous Wing Molt as a Catalyst for the Evolution of Flightlessness in Birds: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/711416
Feather growth rate increases with latitude in four species of widespread resident Neotropical birds: http://www.ryansterrill.com/uploads/1/0/3/7/103769142/auk-17-176_crx.pdf
Threshold models improve estimates of molt parameters in datasets with small sample sizes: https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/138/3/ukab038/6304580?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Evolution of breeding plumages in birds: A multiple-step pathway to seasonal dichromatism in New World warblers (Aves: Parulidae): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.6606
Moore Lab of Zoology
https://www.instagram.com/mlzbirds/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/oxymlz?lang=en
Birding in California
Ryan Terrill Profile Oxy
https://moorelab.oxy.edu/person/ryan-terrill
Further Reading
Non-breeding changes in at-sea distribution and abundance of the threatened marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in a portion of its range exhibiting long-term breeding season declines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35446906/
A Matter of Timing: Can Birds Keep Up With Earlier and Earlier Springs?:
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/spring-2022/a-matter-timing-can-birds-keep-earlier-and
Birding Organisations California
https://www.labirders.org/about.html
https://www.instagram.com/fbc.la/
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 033 Elle chats with Dr. Ben Garrod about his work: from primatology and evolutionary biology to broadcasting and lecturing. Ben discusses the objective behind his new children’s book series ‘Extinct’ and how he helps empower children about conservation. Ben discusses what it means to be a scientist and his thoughs on how the subject is intersectional and multi-faceted.
Dr. Ben Garrod Socials
Dr. Jane Goodall Institute
ZSL
Royal Vet Collage
Darwins Finches
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_finches
University of East Anglia
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/home
Youth STEMM Awards
Ben’s Books ‘EXTINCT’
https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/extinct
Ben’s TEDX Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEzAHZJnp5M
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
https://www.instagram.com/ajshultz622
https://www.Instagram.com/tauraco.designs
https://twitter.com/ajshultz622
Profiles NHMLA
https://nhm.org/person/shultz-allison
https://nhm.org/stories/our-bird-curators-new-perch
La Brea Tar Pits Museum
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
San Diego Zoo (live cams link, because, well, live cams)
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
Great Frigate Bird
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_frigatebird
Structural Colour Article
https://nhm.org/stories/how-and-why-colorful-feathers
Turacin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turacin
Museum of Vertabrate Zoology
“Meet the Scientist” by (NHMLA) video interview with Dr. Allison Shultz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7i6KBEB8E
Articles/Research on Coloration
https://www.allisonshultz.com/research
Leucism
https://www.audubon.org/news/why-bird-half-white
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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