Andrina Murrell

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Name: Andrina Murrell
Date registered: January 14, 2014

Latest posts

  1. Yosina’s Maiden Voyage — September 15, 2014
  2. Crossing paths with a forest elephant on World Elephant Day — August 12, 2014
  3. Tusk to Dust: experience the emotion as 3.5 tonnes of ivory are destroyed in Paris, France — August 11, 2014
  4. Celebrate World Ranger Day 2014 — July 31, 2014
  5. A home away from home in Lombok, Indonesia — July 14, 2014

Most commented posts

  1. Welcoming Helena Baird to the JARI team — 6 comments
  2. Crossing paths with a forest elephant on World Elephant Day — 2 comments
  3. Experience the fascinating world of the Susa gorilla group in Rwanda, guided by great ape expert Ian Redmond — 2 comments
  4. Tusk to Dust: experience the emotion as 3.5 tonnes of ivory are destroyed in Paris, France — 2 comments
  5. Introducing Mark Laxer — 2 comments

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Sep 15

Yosina’s Maiden Voyage

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Conservation Tools, Indonesia, News, Stories from the Field, Team vEco

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Witnessing the destruction of the unique Coral Triangle area between Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea faces by pollution, trawling and drift-nets as well as damaging and illegal cyanide and dynamite fishing, the Chimp-n-Sea Wildlife Conservation Fund (vEco’s parent organization), and partner JARI had to do something. In 2013, the ‘Yosina’ was purchased with the aim …

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Aug 12

Crossing paths with a forest elephant on World Elephant Day

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Africa, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

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© Ian Redmond / vEcotourism

vEcotourism.org ambassador Ian Redmond recently had the very good fortune to encounter a magnificent forest elephant while trekking to see mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. In our latest “taster” vEcotour, published to coincide with World Elephant Day, you’ll join Ian as he observes this marvellous creature calmly feeding in his native habitat, …

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Aug 11

Tusk to Dust: experience the emotion as 3.5 tonnes of ivory are destroyed in Paris, France

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News, Team vEco, vEcotours

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© Ian Redmond / vEcotourism

Ahead of World Elephant Day 2014 on August 12th, watch alongside vEcotourism’s ambassador, Ian Redmond, as 3.5 tonnes of illegal ivory tusks are crushed in Paris, France in February 2014. Highlighting the shocking illegal trafficking of ivory which is killing over 30,000 elephants each year, this exceptional event sent a clear message: it is unacceptable to allow …

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Jul 31

Celebrate World Ranger Day 2014

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Africa, News, Stories from the Field, Team vEco

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The Institute in Congo for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) is the government agency of the Democratic Republic of Congo charged with the task of protecting the flora and fauna of the country © Ian Redmond

World Ranger Day on 31 July celebrates the remarkable men and women who work to protect our endangered wildlife and threatened ecosystems. With the illegal wildlife trade burgeoning, poachers and smugglers are better funded and have more sophisticated weapons. threatening wildlife and rangers alike. An estimated 1,000 rangers have been killed in the last 10 …

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Jul 14

A home away from home in Lombok, Indonesia

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Indonesia, Stories from the Field

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In our latest vEcotour experience Dr. Helena Baird’s beautiful “home away from home” in Indonesia as she volunteers with vEcotourism’s partner, marine protection organisation JARI “Volunteering in a developing country is more than just the work itself” Helena explains, “it’s an entirely immersive, challenging and uplifting experience. I have almost been in Indonesia for six …

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Jun 30

Get ready for the Kwita Izina gorilla naming celebrations in Kinigi, Rwanda with vEcotourism.org

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Africa, Conservation Tools, News, Rwanda, Stories from the Field, Team vEco, vEcotours, Volcanoes National Park

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Ian guides you through and access-all-area tour of Kwita Izina 2013

On 1st July 2014 Rwanda will host the tenth annual ‘Kwita Izina’, a gorilla naming ceremony for each born in the Volcanoes National Park during the year! This year, if you are not able to attend, take a guided virtual tour (vEcotour) with primate expert Ian Redmond during last year’s event when he was given …

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Jun 18

Get up close and personal with wild red colobus monkeys on Zanzibar

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Africa, News, Stories from the Field, Tanzania, Team vEco, vEcotours, Zanzibar

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Jozani Forest, Zanzibar © vEcotourism.org / Ian Redmond

vEcotourism ambassador Ian Redmond recently touched down on the beautiful island of Zanzibar for a 24-hour whirlwind visit. Trekking through the island Ian encountered various interesting landscapes which vEcotourism will shortly be shaping into a full-fledged multi-pano, multi-hotspot vEcotour. As a taster, we have put together a quick vEcotour of Jozani Forest in Zanzibar’s only …

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Jun 16

Help launch the good ship Yosina and protect threatened Indonesian marine ecosystems

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The good ship Yosina

Encompassing the greatest diversity of coral reefs and fish in the world, the unique Coral Triangle area between Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea faces serious threats from pollution, trawling and drift-nets as well as damaging and illegal cyanide and dynamite fishing. Seeing the destruction for themselves, in 2001 the Chimp-n-Sea Wildlife Conservation Fund (vEco’s …

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Jun 11

vEcotourism engages with Ugandan students at Makerere University

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Africa, Murchison Falls National Park, News, Stories from the Field, Team vEco, Uganda, vEcotours

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Makere University students get a taste of vEcotourism with Mark O!

Ugandan vEco blogger and photographer, Mark Olokotum (a.k.a. Mark O!), broke new ground this past Friday, June 6th, as he introduced students of the Department of Biological Sciences at Makerere University, Uganda, to the wonders and possibilities of vEcotourism. Introduced by vEco Tour Guide and Content Developer, Jackson Efitre, Mark O dazzled the group with …

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Jun 05

Explore the world with vEcotourism.org on World Environment Day 2014

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News, vEcotours

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Set up by the United Nations in 1973, World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the environment. WED has become an impressive platform from which organisations and individuals alike can do something positive for the environment. “On the 41st World Environment Day, we would like to …

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