Mark Brazil

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Mark Andrew Brazil (born June 8, 1955 in Redditch , Worcestershire ) is a British ornithologist , conservationist , author and journalist who is best known for his work on the East Asian avifauna .

Life

In 1974 Brazil enrolled at Keele University in Staffordshire , where he graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and English literature . In 1981 he received his doctorate with a thesis on "Behavioral ecology of the Whooper Swan" ( behavioral ecology of the Singing Swan ) for Ph.D. at the University of Stirling in Scotland . Since 1982 Brazil has been writing the "Wildwatch" column for the Japanese daily newspaper Japan Times . His articles cover natural history , biodiversity and environmental protection in Japan, but also occasional travelogues from around the world, including from Alaska, Brazil, Europe, India, New Zealand and the Far East of Russia. From 1985 to 1998 he worked as a scientific advisor for the public broadcaster NHK on numerous field projects that took him to the Falkland Islands and the Shetland Islands , among others . From 1995 to 1998 he was a researcher for the Wild Asia series of the New Zealand production company Natural History New Zealand Ltd. From 1998 to 2007 he was Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at Rakuno Gakuen University. Since 2004 he has been the policy reference at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), where he gives seminars in the areas of global diversity, nature conservation and ecotourism. Brazil has been in the ecotourism industry since 1998 . For example, he led bird-watching excursions through Bhutan, Brazil, India, Japan, Nepal and Sri Lanka for the company Zegrahm Expeditions in Seattle, Washington . Brazil wrote five books, including A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan (1987), The Birds of Japan (1991), Wild Asia - Spirit of a Continent (2000), The Whooper Swan (2003), and A Field Guide to the Birds of East Asia (2009). In 2011, he launched the Japan Nature Guides project with the aim of providing information on the natural history of Japan. This concerns both online content and print media.

literature

  • John E. Pemberton: Who's Who in Ornithology , Buckingham Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0951496589 , p. 54

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personal data
SURNAME Brazil, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brazil, Mark Andrew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British ornithologist, conservationist, author and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Redditch , Worcestershire