Alanna Collen

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<p>Alanna Collen is a science writer with a master's degree in biology from Imperial College London and a PhD in evolutionary biology from University College London and the Zoological Society of London. She is a well-travelled zoologist, an expert in bat echolocation, and an accidental collector of tropical diseases. During her scientific career, Collen has written for the <em>Sunday Times Magazine</em>, as well as about wildlife for ARKive.org. She has appeared on both radio and television, including BBC Radio 4's <em>The Tribes of Science</em> and <em>Saturday Live</em>, and BBC One's adventure-wildlife show <em>Lost Land of the Volcano</em>. She lives in Bedfordshire, England, with her husband.</p>