My new book, The Giant Otter: Giants of the Amazon, is available for preorder! I have been involved with giant otters, in one way or...

Day 4, 9 am, Cocha Cashu, Manu National Park, Peru. The water boils and churns as nine endangered giant otters vigorously pursue a school...

I have a confession to make. It’s hard for me, a lover of all creatures wild, to admit this, but… I have rather ambivalent feelings when...

I’m generally a watery person, but I’ve always liked forests and in my fourth decade of life I have especially come to appreciate the...

I recently returned from a two week visit to the heart of Manu National Park in southeastern Peru. Cocha Cashu is the name of a small...

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...

First published on San Diego Zoo Global's Wildlife Field Notes blog A horsefly of some sort drones around my head. There’s something...

First published on San Diego Zoo Global's Wildlife Field Notes blog The howler monkeys wake me up before my alarm clock does. For a...