FFON. The Frightened Face of Nature.

  • THE FISHES’ TALE. Part II : RESURGENCE

    THE FISHES’ TALE. Part II : RESURGENCE

    By Dr Valerie Jeffries FLS If you missed Part I, it’s here. Franz Witte back in Leiden could hardly believe what he was hearing on the crackly phone line from Tanzania: was his research student Ole really claiming there were dozens of Haplochromine (Haps) fish in his net ? Ole Seehausen, (who’s now a Professor…

  • THE FISHES’ TALE

    THE FISHES’ TALE

    By Dr Valerie Jeffries FLS – FFON’s Kenya and UK correspondent Part 1: DARWIN’S OWN LAKE Lake Victoria has been a highway for trade, could become a highspot for tourists, and is an evocative presence in the literature of East Africa. But why should a Dutch biologist name his book “Darwin’s Dreampond: Drama in Lake…