Dr Roger Payne: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- whale researcher
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Dr Roger Payne who was determined to save them by helping people to understand the intrinsic worth of these creatures through the beauty of their song. Released in 1970, his album of recordings, Songs of the Humpback Whale, went multi-platinum, and became the soundtrack to the protest movement that ultimately resulted in the 1982 adoption of a moratorium on commercial whaling by the International Whaling Commission.”
Where Dr Roger Payne has been quoted
- A better life is possible – but only if you dive deep into your unconscioustheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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