Erich Hoyt
Research Fellow, Whale and Dolphin Conservation; Co-chair, IUCN SSC-WCPA Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force
Graduation Year:
1986
Bio:
Erich Hoyt is a whale researcher, lecturer and author who has written more than 20 books including adult narrative nonfiction and children’s books on whales, dolphins, deep sea creatures, ants and other social insects. Two of his books have been optioned for feature films. As Research Fellow with Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) in England, he has investigated the dialects and feeding habits of Russian killer whales, co-discovered a new species of beaked whale, and helped obtain protection for large ocean habitats for whales. He co-founded and directs the Far East Russia Orca Project (based in Kamchatka) and the Russian Cetacean Habitat Project (in the Commander Islands Biosphere Reserve).
Erich has received more than 20 awards for his writing and conservation work including the Outstanding Book of the Year Award from the American Society of Journalists & Authors (twice). In 2013 the European Cetacean Society awarded him the Mandy McMath Conservation Award for his body of work. Twice he was named James Thurber writer-in-residence at the Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. An American-Canadian dual citizen, he currently lives on the Jurassic coast of Dorset, England, with his wife Sarah and four children.
Location:
Dorset, United Kingdom