Delphin Ruché

As far back as Delphin could remember, the romantic concept of unspoiled wilderness has tinted his first look on nature, and has influenced his academic education as well as the various projects in which he has been involved since. Some figures clearly stir up his dreams and provided a momentum to them. The Swiss artist and philospher Robert Hainard was probably the most omnipresent of all. The Arseniev's memoirs with the emblematic Dersou Ouzala, Shackleton's adventures or Edward O. Wilson's essays have all influenced in one way or another Delphin's approach to nature.

Delphin is a wildlife biologist. In our modern world, science and conservation provide him with opportunities to stay connected to nature, to improve his understanding of it and to contribute to its preservation. Delphin has worked in various environments, from East Africa to the Pacific, and from Northern Quebec to Antarctica where he spent 14 months on a scientific station studying wildlife. He completed a Master degree in wildlife biology from the Université du Québec, in Canada, and then moved to the USA and got involved in various projects in California, the Caribbean, the Hawaiian Islands and throughout the Pacific Northwest. While lecturing at the University of California Los Angeles, he initiated a long-term project aimed at promoting the conservation of the Bale Mountains - in the Ethiopian Highlands. He has since been using photography as a tool to increase media attention, as well as recognition by the public, officials and locals for this threatened area.

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