Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieSystemic sexual assault is ‘of the main reasons’ women leave the sciences — and I can attest to…In the middle of 2022, I shared a six-slide infographic to my Instagram account talking about the tense climate of sexual misconduct often…Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieElissa Sursara on feminism, “Me Too” and the slut-walk marchesIf someone calls you a slut, there’s nothing you can say to refute the claim because it never had any cognitive content anyway. Even…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieHunting is not conservation — opinionIt’s a visceral issue at the forefront of environmentalism: does trophy hunting help, or hurt, wildlife conservation?Feb 8, 20191Feb 8, 20191
Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieWe can’t palm off responsibility for the palm oil crisisPalm oil monoculture is palming off orangutans in record numbers. Today, less than 70,000 orangutans exist in small wild pockets in the…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieWith no Indigenous population to describe it, our perception of Antarctica is rife with curious…During my visits to Antarctica — twice aboard an anti-whaling vessel and once as a researcher — I was struck by the effortless beauty of…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieHuman beings are destroying the planet, not David Attenborough: a response to Martin Hughes-GamesUndoubtedly, there are issues facing the planet. In the age of the Anthropocene, we’re facing a sixth mass extinction that may see the…Feb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieBy 2050 there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish.Every year the world produces millions of tons of plastic, much of which is resistant to degradation. As a result, by 2050, there will be…Feb 8, 20191Feb 8, 20191
Ellie Sursara | Biologist EllieEllie Sursara: Palm Oil Killing Our Red ApesWhile the Tanjung Puting National Park burned around her, wildlife worker and former lawyer Tess Armistad clicked her tongue and inched…May 30, 2016May 30, 2016