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WILDLIFEBIOLOGISTTVPRESENTERTropicalCoastalManagement(MSc)Zoology(BSc)

CONTACT

SouthAfrica

+27810266329

lauren.arthur86@gmail.com

@lauren-arthur-1373673b@laurenarthur7

Aconscientious,qualified&experiencewildlifebiologistwithadriveforbothterrestrialandmarinelife.CurrentlyworkingasnaturalistTVpresenterforWildEarth,educatingaglobalaudienceonthesurroundingwildlife,throughalive&interactivemediaplatformonadailybasis.Completedapioneeringprojectprovidingeducationonthemarineenvironmentlivefromunderwater.Withascience-ledbackground,spent7yearsexperienceworkingasamarinebiologistinMaldives,managingamarineeco-centrefocusingonconservation-basedprojects.Mymaindriveispromotingeducationasoneofthemaintoolsforsustainableconservation.

WORKEXPERIENCENATURALIST/PRESENTERSafariLIVE,WildEarthOctober2018–PresentPresentinglivebroadcastsonboardsafarigamedrivesbi-daily,educatingawideaudienceonwildlife&conservation,answeringquestionsinrealtime.Createengagingandeducationalliveconversations,ultimatelystrivingtoconnectpeopletonature.

GreaterKrugerNationalPark,SouthAfrica(permanentbase)• Narratingpre-recordedandnon-livecontentforweeklycatch-upshows.• PresentingLIVEforSouthAfrica’sSABC3weeklyTVshow.• PresentedLIVEforCGTN’sWildWonderland14-partseries.• Narratedandvoicedfull6-partdocumentaryseries‘PredatorBloodlines’.• RecordallhighprofilesightingsonPantheradatabaseforKrugerNationalPark,

workingcloselywithlocalorganisations&keepingup-to-datewithcurrentresearch.• Socialmediatake-overs,scriptwriting&voiceoversforweeklycatch-upshows.MasaiMara,Kenya(FebruarytoApril2019)• DailylivegamedrivesthroughthewildernessoftheMaraTriangle.• Filmingbehindthescenesforcharacterse.g.lions,cheetah,leopards&hyenas.• Dailyshiftsfilmingfornon-livecontentforpost-production.• PresentingLIVEforSouthAfrica’sSABC3weeklyTVshow.• Hostingweeklycatchupshowsfromstudioonvariouswildlifetopics.• LiaisingwithNGOstocontributetoongoingconservationprograms&research.

MARINETVEXPERTDiveLIVE,WildEarthGrandCayman,Caribbean(April–August2018)• Launchingpilotproject,assessingoperationalrequirementsforlivebroadcasts,

testingnewresearchmethods&technologicalequipment.• PresentingLIVEdailydivesfromunderwatertoaglobalaudience,answering

questionsinreal-timeviaafull-facemaskfittedwithspeakersandamicrophone.• Workedcloselywithpresenters,cameraoperators&technicalsupportteam.• CollectingweeklyBTSfootageforpost-production.

SHOWREEL https://vimeo.com/378279621

LAURENARTHUR

ABOUT

RESIDENTMARINEBIOLOGISTAmillaFushi,MaldivesDusitThani,Maldives(October2014–October2017)(October2011–October2014)• Enhancingguestexperiencewithmarinebiologyknowledge,awareness&inclusive

researchprograms.LeadingtheresorttowardsEarthCheckBenchmarkedstatus.• Responsibleforalleducationalsnorkelingactivities,procurement&recruitmentto

buildastrong,motivatedmarineteam&traininginterns.• Coralreefsurveying&collaboratingwithMRCduringElNino(2016)tomonitor

coraldecline&risingtemperatures.Managementoflargedatasets&statisticalanalysisofdataforquarterlyreporting.

• Trainingandleadingawarenessprogramsforstaff,writingpublicblogs&socialmediacontentforPR&Marketing.

• Responsibleforallbiologicalconsultancy&monitoringofmarine&terrestrialconservationprojectsincludinginitiatingcoralrehabilitationprogram.

• MainrepresentativeforBAARU(BaaAtollResortsUnited)collaboratingwithgoverningbodies,localcommunitiesandNGOs.

EDUCATION MSCTROPICALCOASTALMANAGEMENT(TCM)NewcastleUniversity,UK(2010–2011)TCManIMarESTaccrediteddegreewithamultidisciplinaryapproachtoenvironmentalresearchskillsfromnatural&socialsciences.MScThesis:Economicvaluationofsharks&marineprotectedareas:acasestudyofdivers’willingnesstopaytouristfeesintheMaldives(fundedbyPADI)

BSC(HONS)ZOOLOGYUniversityofGlasgow,UK(2004–2008)TropicalRainforestEcology,PopulationEcology,ConservationManagement,Terrestrial&FreshwaterEcology,AnimalDesign,BehaviouralEcology.

REFERENCES

JamesHendryHeadofNaturalistsSafariLIVE,WildEarthongoye@gmail.com

MeganParkerSeniorProducerDiveLIVE,WildEarthmegancparker1978@gmail.com

ADDITIONALQUALIFICATIONS

CONSERVATION&RESEARCHEXPERIENCEWILDCOAST,SOUTHAFRICAEXPEDITIONMarineMegafaunaFoundationwithSharkExplorers(2016)JoinedDr.AndreaMarshall&teamatPortofSt.John’stoinvestigatethemigratoryrouteofbothspeciesofmantaraybetweenMozambiqueandSouthAfricausingtelemetrystudiesofsatellite-linkedtagsandphotographicmarkrecapturestudies.

YUTACÁN,MEXICOEXPEDITIONMarineMegafaunaFoundation(2015)JoinedDr.AndreaMarshalltodeterminethe3rdspeciesofmantarayrestrictedtotheAtlanticOcean,potentiallyextremelyvulnerabletohumanthreatsintheregion.Collectedtissuesamples&photographicmarkrecapturestoconfirmgeneticdifferentiationforcomprehensivetaxonomicstudy.

FGASALevel1(2019)APNEATotalFreediver(2014)EmergencyFirstResponse(2013)EarthCheckcoordinator(2012)BasicFireFightingTraining(2012)PADIDivemaster&Nitroxcertified(2011)TeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TEFL)(2010)BTECTropicalHabitatConservation(2009)Full,cleanUKdrivinglicense(2004)

PRODUCTIONS

CGTN:WildWonderland14-partseries:1hrLIVETVbroadcasts(July2019)SABC:SafariLIVESeason213-partseries:1hrLIVETVbroadcasts(April–July2019)SABC:SafariLIVESeaons113-partseries:1hrLIVETVbroadcasts(Oct2018–Feb2019)