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Charlotte Jane Uhlenbroek (born 16 May 1967) is a British

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television presenter.

Early life

Her Dutch father was an agricultural specialist with the United Nations who took his English wife and their family round the world with him. Uhlenbroek was born in London, but her parents moved to

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when she was only ten days old. Between the ages of 5–14 she lived in

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Education and scientific work

Uhlenbroek attended

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in Rutland, and then gained a BSc in

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and

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in 1988, followed in 1997 by a PhD in Zoology, at the

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. She spent six months in Burundi helping primatologist

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set up a conservation project for chimpanzees, followed by four years in the forests of

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in Western

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on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, studying the communication of wild chimpanzees. In 2007, Uhlenbroek was awarded an honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University for her work.

Television career

Spotted by the

BBC Natural History Unit The BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is a department of BBC Studios that produces television, radio and online content with a natural history or wildlife theme. It is best known for its highly regarded nature documentaries, including '' ...

, Uhlenbroek made her UK television debut in the series ''Dawn to Dusk,'' presented by Jonathan Scott, in an episode on the chimpanzees of

. She went on to present the BBC Two programme ''Chimpanzee Diary'' as part of the ''Animal Zone'' during 1998 and 1999. Uhlenbroek subsequently presented a number of documentaries (both series and one-off programmes) for the BBC, including: ''

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'' (2000), ''Congo's Secret Chimps'' (2001), ''Talking with Animals'' (2002), ''

Jungle A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent century. Etymology The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''ja� ...

'' (2003), ''Secret Gorillas of Mondika'' (2005). In 2004, she was one of the subjects of the short documentary series '' The Way We Went Wild'', about television's natural history presenters. Uhlenbroek visited the Mefou National Park in

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in 2006 to provide narration for

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's Going Ape TV series, based on the charity

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. In 2007, she presented Safari School, a twenty-part BBC 2 "reality" series in which eight celebrities had to learn to become game rangers at the Shamwari Game Reserve. In 2009 she was associate producer for and presented ''Among the Apes'', a four-part series on

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, each part concerning a different primate species. In recent years she has made minor appearances on BBC nature programmes, written about elephant conservation in the Daily Mail and been involved with several conservation charities.BBC One - Countryfile
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Personal life

Since 2006, she has been married to Daniel Rees, who works as a producer for the BBC Natural History Unit. Uhlenbroek supports

Animal Aid Animal Aid is a British animal rights organisation, founded in 1977 by Jean Pink. The group campaigns peacefully against the consumption of animals as food and against animal cruelty such as their use for medical research—and promotes a cruel ...

and their campaign against primate experiments, stating: "I have yet to hear a sufficiently compelling scientific argument that justifies the suffering inflicted on primates in medical research." She is also a supporter of many animal-orientated charities, including

Fauna and Flora International Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is an international conservation charity and non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting the planet's threatened wildlife and habitats. Founded in 1903, it is the world's oldest international conserv ...

, For Life On Earth the Great Apes Survival Project, the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre and

Compassion in World Farming Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is a campaigning and lobbying animal welfare organisation. It campaigns against the live export of animals, certain methods of livestock slaughter, and all systems of factory farming. It has received celebr ...

Publications

*''The Structure and Function of the Long-distance Calls Given by Male Chimpanzees in Gombe National Park'' (PhD Thesis), 1995 *''Talking With Animals'', 2002 *''Jungle'', 2004 *''Animal Life'' (editor), 2008 *''Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life'', 2012 Uhlenbroek also wrote the introduction to ''Wildlife Portfolio of the Year: Volume Nine'', one of an annual collection of prize-winning images.

References

External links

*
Profile on BBC Nature

* Charlotte Uhlenbroek'

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uhlenbroek, Charlotte People educated at Oakham School Alumni of the University of Bristol English people of Dutch descent BBC television presenters British television presenters British zoologists 1967 births Living people