Blog | Words from the Wild | Jessica Groenendijk

Oct 29, 2017

In Search of Grace: A Review

In Search of Grace is a contemplative, generous, and strangely reassuring read. It is Reason’s offering towards a new order of things. I am

Oct 12, 2017

Flutter By

I found these butterflies and moths recently over a period of three days at a tourism lodge in the Tambopata National Reserve, southeastern

Sep 26, 2017

On Being a Rabbit

As a nature writer, I’m ambitious and I have hopes. As a nature photographer, I recognise I’m very much an amateur and always will be. Th...

Sep 10, 2017

Ocean Country: A Review

There is a skill to writing a really good book review. A couple of years ago I thought I would give it a try, and I started a Top Nature ...

Sep 4, 2017

Dying to See

There were two animals my family was dying to see during our recent road trip through northern California and Oregon. The first was a rat...

Jul 11, 2017

The Lake at Manu's Gate

Angel Rojas Valles met us with a warm, welcoming smile and outstretched hand. In his other hand he carried a plastic bag containing docum...

May 26, 2017

#Fieldwork Fail

I have a lot of respect for scientists. But even scientists make mistakes, or look foolish, sometimes. And who doesn’t love a story in wh...

May 20, 2017

Elephant-Friendly Ivory

Ivory is not art. Except when it graces a living elephant. But vegetable ivory? That’s a different matter. Yep, you read that right. Acco...

May 2, 2017

Conservation: A Dream, Not a Problem

Conservation. Optimism. Two great words in themselves, but in combination they are compelling, even startling. When I heard talk of a Con...

Apr 5, 2017

Do I Do Enough?

It’s midnight. I’ve been on my laptop all day and I’ve just had a glass of wine to wind down. Before I go to bed, I check my inbox and br...

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