- Dec 13, 2015
Enchanted by Cocha Cashu
When people think of the tropical rainforest, I believe the picture most have in their minds is of trees. Lots and lots of tall trees. An...
- Sep 20, 2015
A Child's Right to Hands-On Nature
According to David Attenborough, all children have an affinity for nature. I agree with him. I think we are all born with the desire to...
- Sep 17, 2015
Ivory Is Not Art
A while back I wrote a poem in praise of African elephants entitled Without You. I had doubts about its technical merits but the...
- Sep 13, 2015
Electric
Some months back, on a Sunday morning, my dog added his outdoor voice to those of my bickering kids and told me something was wrong. I...
- Aug 30, 2015
A Sting in the Tale
Zacarias ran towards us, eyes alight with anticipation. “There’s a large group of howlers in the fig tree right next to the tower” he...
- Aug 23, 2015
A New Family of Giants
First published on San Diego Zoo Global's Wildlife Field Notes blog A horsefly of some sort drones around my head. There’s something...
- May 3, 2015
Tiptoe Chikuse
I once commented in a 2008 feature article for BBC Wildlife Magazine: “If I’m honest, before I came out to Africa, I was worried that...
- Mar 15, 2015
Without You
The kids never tire of asking me: “What’s your favourite animal, Mum?” I can tell they’re disappointed when I say “Well, I love all of...
