The Telegraph, UK
March 25, 2008

Conservation biologist and photographer Cheryl-Samantha Owen is working with the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) on the Aldabra Atoll to document the abundance of large shark species in the surrounding waters

For as long as I can remember the Indian Ocean has captivated me.

As a child its seemingly endless expanse of blue wilderness held a life full of adventure and of places even more mystical than those in Enid Blyton's Magic Far Away Tree.

Growing up in Kenya I often escaped to those picture perfect white beaches where the rock pools, filled with hermit crabs and brittle stars, became my playground.

It wasn't until later when the natural world became a passion that I first heard of 'Aldabra' and I have been drawn to it ever since.

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