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Lastnight's 'Australian Story' on ABC TV featured Curt and Mich Jenner - an amazing whale researching couple who are the latest to join the Australia & New Zealand chapter of The Explorers Club. As I am currently the chairman for this chapter, it was my honour to be asked by the ABC to introduce the story!
The episode, called 'eye to eye' will be repeated at 12:30 PM this coming Saturday 19th Sept, and you can actually also watch the entire program online, here on the ABC website.
The story is summarized there as:
Introduced by Chris Bray, 26 year old adventurer and chairman of the Australasian branch of the New York based International Explorers Club.
Micheline and Curt Jenner are marine biologists who've spent the last two decades at sea, studying and mapping whales.
They've raised a family on board their boat and dedicated their lives to the protection and understanding of whales.
They've swum alongside whales, watched them give birth and 15 years ago they discovered a majestic humpback whale nursery at Camden Sound off the coast of the Kimberley.
For years the discovery of the whale breeding grounds was kept quiet to discourage tourists.
But the announcement of plans for a large LNG plant in the region has created controversy and debate. It,s highlighted a major dilemma for the Jenners, and scientists like them, who rely on grants from industry to support their research work.
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