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Howard Rosenbaum is the leader of the humpback whale research expedition off the coast of Madagascar. A research fellow at the American Museum of Natural History's Molecular Systems Laboratory, Howard is focusing on humpback distribution and abundance in Antongil Bay.
Over the past decade, Howard has studied whales and dolphins in many regions, including other humpback wintering grounds in the Southern Hemisphere. His main area of research is investigating the biology and characteristics of marine mammal populations as they relate to conservation efforts. Howard's research is sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and its Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, with additional support from the Wildlife Conservation Society and CARE. Howard is also a research associate with The Wildlife Conservation Society and a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature/Cetacean Specialist Group. He is working toward his Ph.D from Yale University. |
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| Eleanor Sterling is program director for the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. She has more than a decade of field experience in East Africa and the Mascarene Islands. Her work has included in-depth studies of primates. She has trained teachers, students and Peace Corps volunteers on different aspects of conservation, and is assisting Howard in this year's whale research. |  |
| Yvette Razafindrakoto is a research scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society as well as a visiting scientist with the American Museum of Natural History. A native of Madagscar, Yvette is a graduate of Madagascar's University of Antananarivo, and has conducted extensive study in small mammals and primate diversity in Madagascar's Masoala National Park. She has been involved with the humpback research project since its inception three years ago. |  |
| Beatrice Be Noel and William Takita are Madagascar citizens and boat pilots for the whale research team. | |
| Maryalice Yakutchik is a freelance writer from Monkton, Md. Her past stories for Discovery Channel Online include a live voyage inside the dens of hibernating Black Bears, as well as Amish Online, and its sequel, The Barn Raising. |  |
| Paula Bronstein is a freelance photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand. She was Discovery Channel Online's "Picture of the Day" photographer in May, when she took us on a visual tour of Southeast Asia. |  |
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