Len Varley
Author, Novelist, Researcher, Speaker
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Len Varley is a passionate advocate for the protection of human and non-human rights. His love of the oceans saw him take up the cause of raising awareness for marine conservation issues and the protection of fragile ecosystems and endangered marine species.
Len has authored scientific reports on the decline of localised dolphin populations in Japanese waters and contributed research to government and industry bodies. He has spoken publicly at conservation events and given radio interviews in the UK and Australia.
Books by Len Varley
Meet Adam Svenson – a young man who has just been sentenced to prison. Through his reminiscences we learn that his love for the oceans has taken him from life as a rookie deckhand on a fishing trawler to crew member on an ominous black whale-chaser; trapping elusive pods of orcas in the waters off Washington state. A parallel tale of two young orcas, Persia and Tristesse, follows their journey from capture to a life in captivity at a California marine park venture called Waterworld.