You can contact Nigel Marven through his website. He actually reads his own email. Right now I believe he is in Indonesia or some such place... filming... of course.
I'd actually be willing to bet he might offer some help if approaced in the manner that the participants of this thread have displayed. While I don't agree with your cause... I admire the civility with which it is being undertaken.
Yup... they are taking their toll. I can't speak for Bill M. but I believe that he probably thinks as I do in that you have to address the culture and provide compromises. Teaching them to farm chelonians and providing a source of chelonians for food are some of those compromises.
Then to your cause... the computer and the internet is great except that it is loosing power with its use by the armchair advocate.
Bill M. got into an argument with a well known chelonian advocat who suggested that the threat to chelonians by the Asian food markets was minimal at best if at all. Bill went to Asia and produced the now famous film to prove his point... that's how it's got to be done... good, accurate(very important for any value at all) and reasonable information... along with... of course... civility (another important factor if you want anyone to listen).
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Originally Posted by Geomyda
Nigel Marven, who keeps a herd a Aldabran Tortoises personally might fit the bill?
Does anybody have regular contact with him?
Ed, I might not change your mind, but do you not agree that the Chinese food markets are decimating Chelonian fauna right across the world. Most Biologists, including Bill Mc Cord seem to think so?
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