The Daily Mail: Open … wide: The astonishing gathering of manta rays to feast on plankton…
Swooping gracefully through the water like giant bats, these huge manta rays gather to feed on microscopic plankton. These amazing pictures were taken by British photographer Warren Baverstock who spent nine days on the Maldives to capture these beautiful creatures. Up to 200 mantas gather in Hanifaru Bay which is just the size of a football pitch to feed and be cleaned of parasites by smaller fish. Mr Baverstock, 42, from Plymouth, Devon, said: ‘I slowly approached a 10ft-wi
TIME Lightbox: Underwater Giants: The Magnificent Manta Rays of the Maldives
Swooping gracefully through the water like giant bats, these huge manta rays gather to feed on microscopic plankton. These amazing pictures were taken by British photographer Warren Baverstock, who spent nine days on the Maldives to capture these beautiful creatures. Up to 200 mantas gather in Hanifaru Bay, which is just the size of a football pitch, to feed and be cleaned of parasites by smaller fish. Baverstock, 42, from Plymouth, England, said, ”I slowly approached a thre
Turtles will taste freedom Thursday – Plucky little creatures to be released into the wild after car
Rescued and rehabilitated hawksbill turtles are to be released back into the sea Thursday in celebration of World Sea Turtle Day. One hundred turtles were released earlier this year for Earth Day, and this week another 101 turtles will be returned to the Arabian Gulf by the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP), a collaboration between the Wildlife Protection Office and the Burj Al Arab aquarium. Before their release the turtles are being kept in a new turtle pen at the
Warren Baverstock, Aquarium Manager im Burj Al Arab
Am 16. Juni, dem «World Turtle Day», wird die Jumeirah-Gruppe aus Dubai 101 Hawsbill-Schildkröten in die Freiheit entlassen. Ein rosser Tag für diese am meisten gefährdeten aller Meeresschildkröten – und für Warren Baverstock, den Aquarium Operation Manager. Diese drei Arbeitsplätze sind Warren Baverstock ans Herz gewachsen: das Aquarium des Luxushotels Burj Al Arab in Dubai, das Aquarium des Restaurants Marina im Jumeirah Beach Hotel und das Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Proje
Whale Shark Photographs Support Dr Ralph Sonntag (IFAW) Article In German Dive Magazine – “tauchen”
Eine Begegnung mit dem größten Fisch der Welt zählt zu den absoulten Highlights eines Sporttaucherlebens. Ein Erlebniss, das noch monatelang glücklich macht und immer wieder in kleinen Schüben Adrenalin freisetzt. Die friedlichen Giganten sind beliebt, aber eigentlich wissen wir so gut wie nichts über sie. Um mehr über den Walhai zu erfahren, und um ihn insbesondere im Indischen Ozean besser schützen zu können, wurde das Projekt „Sharkquest Arabia“ mit starker Unterstützung d
