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David Gelsthorpe

About David Gelsthorpe

Dr David Gelsthorpe is Curator of Earth Sciences at Manchester Museum and Lead Curator on the Museum’s Wild exhibition. He is particularly passionate about innovative alternative solutions to the biodiversity and climate crisis and connecting communities, academics and partners to deliver a hopeful biodiverse future.

Going wild: four photos to give you hope

June 7, 2024 by David Gelsthorpe Leave a Comment

A velvet swimming crab:

A decade-long campaign by the Community of Arran Seabed Trust culminated in Scotland’s first No Take Zone where no fish or shellfish can be taken from the water, seabed or shore, in 2008. What happened? The marine ecosystem has flourished.As curator at Manchester Museum for 18 years, I’ve helped create a new exhibition, Wild, that showcases some incredible projects … [Read more...] about Going wild: four photos to give you hope

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