Elmar"s Ecosystem

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.The launch of Elmar's Education. In this dedicated segment of Elmar’s Ecosystem, host Elmar van Rooyen breaks down South Africa’s remarkable habitats and the practical conservation strategies that protect them. This episode is the part one of Marion Island of South Africa. Outlining the history, biodiversity and general living conditions on the island.

Megan Clarkson is a Marine Biologist who is focused on cetacean research and recently overwintered on Marion Island as a Killer Whaler/Sealer ('Skiller').

Rhiannon Gill is a wildlife biologist with a passion for the natural environment and all it encompasses. Her main interests are in the realms of ornithology and island restoration. Although you'll soon learn her early passion was in a species most birders hold animosity towards.

Yinhla Shihlomule is the Top Predator Monitoring Coordinator for SAPRI (South African Polar Research Infrastructure). He has also spent 4 years on Marion Island as an overwinterer working as a field assistant/sealer on the island.