Liverpool Museums
11-17-2009, 12:50 PM
http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/graphics/queen_rachel.jpg'Queenof the Thornbacks' Rachel Ball stands in World Museum aquarium
If I could be described as anything it certainly wouldn?t have the words ?Queen of..?used as a prefix, it would probably be ?pain in the ..?. However there are peoplewho definitely deserve to be given such a praising pseudonym.
For example on Natural World on BB2 last Wednesday evening biologistAndrea Marshall was given the nickname ?Queen of the Mantas?. This is deservedly so,as the documentary showed Andrea giving up everything for a life in Mozambique tostudy the endangered species of Manta Rays (to watch again click on the iplayer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nx6sb/Natural_World_20092010_Andrea_Queen_of_Mantas/))
Although she would probably blush at the thought of it, Andrea reminded me of RachelBall, our aquarium curator at World Museum. Although she hasn?t left her life in theNorth West to save Manta Rays in a far flung part of the world she is making an effortto help conserve Thornback Rays. The Thornback?s have been decreasing in numberssince the 1980?s so Rachel, her team and volunteer anglers are tagging rays in thename of conservation project RayWatch in the River Mersey and LiverpoolBay in order to track them. With this in mind perhaps Rachel should be dubbed Queenof the Thornbacks?
To get involved in RayWatch you can sponsor a ray, to do so eithercall 0151 478 4918 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/raywatch (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/raywatch)
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/QueenOfTheThornbacks.aspx)
If I could be described as anything it certainly wouldn?t have the words ?Queen of..?used as a prefix, it would probably be ?pain in the ..?. However there are peoplewho definitely deserve to be given such a praising pseudonym.
For example on Natural World on BB2 last Wednesday evening biologistAndrea Marshall was given the nickname ?Queen of the Mantas?. This is deservedly so,as the documentary showed Andrea giving up everything for a life in Mozambique tostudy the endangered species of Manta Rays (to watch again click on the iplayer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nx6sb/Natural_World_20092010_Andrea_Queen_of_Mantas/))
Although she would probably blush at the thought of it, Andrea reminded me of RachelBall, our aquarium curator at World Museum. Although she hasn?t left her life in theNorth West to save Manta Rays in a far flung part of the world she is making an effortto help conserve Thornback Rays. The Thornback?s have been decreasing in numberssince the 1980?s so Rachel, her team and volunteer anglers are tagging rays in thename of conservation project RayWatch in the River Mersey and LiverpoolBay in order to track them. With this in mind perhaps Rachel should be dubbed Queenof the Thornbacks?
To get involved in RayWatch you can sponsor a ray, to do so eithercall 0151 478 4918 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/raywatch (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/raywatch)
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/QueenOfTheThornbacks.aspx)