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...

I like bats. No, don't turn away. Let me explain why. Ever since I taught a young bat to fly twenty years ago, they hold a special place...

When it comes to nature, there is nothing that pleases my son more than small creatures. One of my earliest photos of Luca shows him as a...

Have you ever wondered how one otter species would react if it met another? I did, and for a long time. Peru is fortunate to count no...

I’m sitting on a concrete walkway which spans the Lurin River, in Pachacamac, Lima, Peru. Our house is just five minutes’ walk – or a...

The torrential rain that delayed our departure from camp at last dwindles to a fine mist. Half an hour later, a watery sun glints on...

I thought I’d share with you (a slightly adapted) part of the introduction to a book I co-wrote with my husband, Frank Hajek, in 2006....