Learning from life in the waters

• Main Author: De Bruin, Louise
• Other Authors: University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Faculty of Veterinary Science; News media coverage of; Marion Island; Marine habitat; Mammal Research Institute; MRI; Marine mammals; Environmetal changes; Seals; Killer whales; Veterinary medicine > Press coverage; Veterinary medicine > South Africa; Veterinary science activities SDG-15; Veterinary science activities SDG-14; SDG-14: Life below water; SDG-15: Life on land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Prince Edward Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50148

Originally published as HTML file, converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Version 9.0.0. Imagine an island far removed from any human encroachment that teems with animal life. Such a place exists: it is called Marion Island and forms part of the Prince Edward islands archipelago, situated between South Africa and Antarctica. Under South African legislation, the archipelago is regarded as a ‘Special Nature Reserve’, possessing the highest level of protective status and set aside solely for the purposes of biodiversity conservation and research. Marion Island is home to unique flora and fauna and this uninterrupted marine habitat is a haven for breeding seals, seabirds and a resident population of killer whales. ab2015