EN: 🌊 What an unforgettable start to the Antarctic season! 🐋 For the first time in 8 years, I began my journey to Antarctica from Puerto Madryn, Argentina. At this time of year, the coastal waters of this region come alive as Southern Right Whales gather to breed. I hoped for a glimpse of these…
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DE: Es ist wieder soweit – Zeit, die Sachen zu packen und gen Süden aufzubrechen.In wenigen Tagen breche ich nach Südamerika auf, um eine weitere Saison in der Antarktis zu beginnen – dieses Mal sogar früher als sonst, mit den Falklandinseln und Südgeorgien als wunderschönem Bonus.Egal, wie oft ich dorthin reise, diese Mischung aus Aufregung…
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Nope, I didn’t get lost. After a long season in Antarctica, it was just time for a change—a completely different ecosystem: the Atlantic Forest, or Mata Atlântica in Portuguese. This lush, tropical and subtropical forest stretches along Brazil’s Atlantic coast, from Rio Grande do Norte in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul in the…
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🧒📚 Wale in der Grundschule? Unbedingt! 🐋✨ Diese Woche hatte ich wieder die schöne Gelegenheit, einen Vortrag an einer Grundschule zu halten – diesmal an der Waldschule Osnabrück. Thema: Wale! 🌍💙 Von den vom Aussterben bedrohten Schweinswalen in der Ostsee 🐬 bis zu den majestätischen Buckelwalen in der Antarktis ❄️ – wir sind einmal quer…
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Proud to be a fully certified PTGA Assessor! The Polar Tourism Guides Association sets the global standard for professionalism in polar guiding, and I’m stoked to be part of that mission. From driving Zodiacs like a pro to giving talks that don’t put penguins to sleep, I’ll be assessing guides on the skills that matter…
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I recently took part in a Cetacean Necropsy Workshop at Vasco da Gama University School in Coimbra, Portugal — and it was intense in all the best ways.🐬🧪 Day one was packed with insights: causes of strandings, infectious diseases, pathology, and protocols for postmortem sampling. Then came day two — the real hands-on work. Scalpel…
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Not to get too emotional, but this marks the end of an era — my final Antarctic season with this company, on this vessel, and likely alongside many of the incredible people I’ve had the privilege to work with over the past three seasons. Some of you have become more than colleagues — you’ve become…
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Fishing trawlers are directly competing with whales, seals, and penguins in Antarctica for krill – the (pretty much) only food source for inhabitants of the White continent and its surrounding waters. Antarctic Krill is the keystone species in the Antarctic ecosystem. Every species depends on it, either directly or indirectly. Antarctica does not belong to…
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DE: Vielen Dank an das Museum am Schölerberg Osnabrück für die Ausrichtung eines tollen Abends! Mit fast 150 Besuchern war das Interesse noch größer als erhofft. Auf jeden Fall wiederholenswert! EN: Many thanks to the Museum am Schölerberg Osnabrück for hosting a great evening! With almost 150 visitors, the interest was even greater than expected.…
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Did you know that the icy waters of the Southern Ocean are alive with song? My latest article for WhaleScientists dives into the incredible vocalizations of Antarctic seals—and trust me, their talent rivals even the famous humpback whale songs that captivated the world in the 1970s. As I prepare for another journey to Antarctica, I’ve…
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