Leandra - chief scientist
© Greenpeace/Jiri Rezac
From: Brazil
Hi, my name is Leandra and I'm the chief scientist on board the Esperanza for this Southern Ocean Expedition. I´m from Jundiaí, a country city, near São Paulo/Brazil. I never had the sea near me, but since my childhood I love the sea and the whales. I am the only one in my family who likes the sea. People used to say “you like the sea, because you like to travel”, and it is true…
During and after university I worked with Bryde’s whales research within another NGO called the Marine Conservation Research Center (CEMAR). I liked it a lot, but I wanted to put my knowledge into practical use. Greenpeace gave me this opportunity! Now, I can study the whales, and apply my knowledge to political issues and engage the public as well.
One of my tasks here onboard the Esperanza is to oversee the humpback whales photo-identification in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary. This job is quite important to me, because I can use my experience in whales research and save the whales from the Japanese whaling fleet. And most important: we can show people that you can do good research without killing whales. Because we can kill the whale only once, but alive we can see them many times, and it´s amazing! You have to try.
This is my first expedition and I’m very excited, because I had a dream: to get to know the Antarctic Sanctuary. I can also tell Brazilian people why the whales are important, and why we need to create a South Atlantic Sanctuary for OUR whales.
I will stay here for 3 months, and maybe I will miss my family, my friends and my Greenpeace co-workers, but they all understand why I am here, and… together we need to save the whales.
Comments
Lelê! Estamos orgulhosos de você!
You are the best!!!!
Beijos, Clélia
Posted by: clelia | November 16, 2007 11:59 AM
è isso aí lelê! vc merece tudo isso.
O mestre canta para você:
Água, agora
Me chama a correr...
Água, é a hora
E eu torno a dizer:
“pro mar!”
Areia branca
Branco é o belo barcoC
éu azul a norte-sul
Temporal...
Um cinza e verde
Musical...
A chuva que cantou
Já faz tempo que eu sai de casa
Pra viver no mar (Mestre Ambrosio)
bjos te amo mazinha
Posted by: marcela | November 17, 2007 11:05 AM
CONGRATULATIONS Leandra!!!!
Wish all the best and good luck, for all of you!
XXX
Michelle
Posted by: Michelle O'Brien | November 17, 2007 12:14 PM
Querida Lelê,
tenho acompanhado seu trabalho duro desde a epoca da defesa de TCC da faculdade, nos tempos da Laje de Santos. Quanta coisa mudou, né !! Tenho super orgulho de seu trabalho e querida, você ainda vai muito longe.
Beijão com muitas saudades
Helô
Posted by: Helô | November 17, 2007 3:20 PM
oi querida, linda a foto viu?
bjos enormesss
estou super feliz por vc.....
Posted by: iara | November 18, 2007 1:42 AM
Hi Leandra,
Which fluke ID catalogues will you be matching up your IDs with? All the very best with your work and have a safe trip.
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 18, 2007 11:34 PM
Hi Elizabeth...
We will match our catalogues with IFAW researchers, to pacific whales populations.
CHeers...
Thanks for your comment
le
Posted by: Leandra | November 19, 2007 3:42 AM
Thanks Leandra. There are a number of ID catalogues for the east coast of Australia too, namely PWF and SCU. There is also an Antarctic catalogue.
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 19, 2007 5:28 AM
WOW! That´s great...
Are you work with Humpies also?
COuld send me the email address from the east coast Australia researchers? Can I do some contacts and change some informations?
Thanks in advance
leandra
Posted by: Leandra | November 19, 2007 6:02 AM
Hey Leandra,
Email me and we can chat.I study humpback song from the South Pacific so can give you some helpful info.
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 19, 2007 8:56 AM
ai Lêle !!!
estamos na torcida , vai na fé !!!
sorte pra vocês
bjão
Ronaldo
Posted by: Ronaldo | November 22, 2007 5:37 PM
Que show!!!
Tem uma brasileira a bordo!
Que maravilha saber que tem conterraneos nesta viagem!
Todo o apoio!
Eu sou brasileira mas atualmente moro no Chile e estudo jornalismo por aqui.
Sou coordinadora de um projeto de reciclagem graças a uma Fundaçao internacional de estudantes universitários à qual pertenço e cada dia mais estou interessada pelo tema ambiental.
Quem sabe a futuro me afilie ao Greenpeace mas por hora, desejo toda a sorte à voce e a todos onboard!
Espero que consigam deter aquela barbaridade.
Em breve vou informar no meu flog sobre este blog pois já postei lá sobre as baleias pro pessoal se informar.^^
Beijos
Lola
Posted by: Lola | December 4, 2007 5:05 PM
Muito legal Lola...
Um grande prazer...venha um dia nos visitar em Greenpeace-Brasil. Mas espera eu voltar... rsrsrs
Beijos lele
Posted by: Leandra | December 5, 2007 6:32 AM
Hey hey!
Clarooo! Eu era de Sampa - capital mesmo. Lá deve ter sede, nao?
Enfim, pode deixar, eu tb tenho q voltar euheheuheuhe
E voce tem previsao de volta?
Nossa, deve ser algo único estar aí no navio...
Tem algum lugar aqui no blog ou no site que mostra a rotina de vocês?
Eu acabei de dar minha última prova do semestre e nao tava conseguindo fazer nada extra. Agora vou poder ler com mais calmas as coisas...^^
opa, tenho q sair biblio fechandoooooooooo
Posted by: Lola | December 6, 2007 12:30 AM
olá lola...
Temos um blog do Brasil também que estou contando um pouco da rotina. Se quiseres pode acessar:
http://greenpeace.blogtvbrasil.com.br/oceanos
Sim, temos sede em São Paulo, e quando voltar será muito bem vinda.
Volto em março. Te esperamos por lá.
Um grande beijo leandra
Posted by: Leandra | December 7, 2007 4:33 AM
Ola la piu bella...
Te extrano, quiero estar en el puente
observando com você!!!
Es muy raro estar aca por el otro lado de la webcam ...me gusta la foto de la utima noticia, cuidado mira bien!!!
Plein de bisous
Posted by: samuel zighmi | December 21, 2007 3:40 AM
Hi Leandra: I am marine biologist in the Mediterrenean and socia of Greenpeace … I started as well a protest note in the fotocommunity Spain where I Hi am a member …: I got the pic of Esperanza from Greenpeace Admin. and I did a montage with a whale fluke taken here at Gibraltar … The montage picture was granted a little star, means it is now in the gallery …:-) Huge number of photographers have posted their good wishes to the Crew afterwards (more than 150 users) - mostly in German and Español
I send you this URL:
http://www.fotocommunity.es/pc/pc/channel/401/extra/new/display/11032230
for wanting to wish you good luck and it would be lovely if you could arrange sending me a feedback email to my address so I can translate it into Spanish and public it in the Photocommunity - they love to get news from me with pictures, at least 350 protest notes were written by them in the according web blog on the international GP webblog. Es waere schoen, wenn du darauf antworten koenntest nach Weihnachten, dann kann ich es mit einem weiteren Walfoto von mir aus der Strasse von Gibraltar verlinken und unsere Mitglieder auch in unserer Fotocommunity auf dem laufenden halten …
Best regards and good luck in defending our fin whales, too! Merry Christmas, un cordial saludo Miriam Robertson (I speak English, German and Spanish - no Portuguese unfortunately) (miriamtoby@infocanarias.com)
Posted by: Miriam Robertson | December 22, 2007 8:52 AM
Muito bom trabalho vocês fizeram, Leandra, dentro de suas limitações, aí no fim do mundo! Que pena que é impossível reabastecer o navio. Mas vocês foram ótimos, todos. Excelente ...
Volte bem, amiguinha!
Posted by: Antonio Padilha | January 27, 2008 1:12 PM