Today was our first day in Ambon on board a trip with Pindito and Wildiaries. Thanks to flight schedules being not quite as reliable as they used to be, we …
I am about to head to Indonesia to explore the Banda Sea. In this introduction I wanted to ask the question: why is the Banda Sea important? I’ve linked to …
Heavy rainfall increases the risk of pollution, like last year, when sewage entered the bay. But these more obvious threats hide a greater problem … one that remarkably goes unnoticed. …
Of late, the market has been flooded with offers to cruise Raja Ampat. Most of these use images from Wayag, often with their vessels artificially photo-shopped into the bay. The …
I was back for a quick spring dip in the bay last week. It’s been a while since I’ve been as the weather has been a bit atrocious of late. …
Hot on the heels of hurricane Helene is a second hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, hurricane Milton. It is the fastest developing system ever recorded and meteorologists didn’t predict …
Today I stood on a beach in Portland, western Victoria, and photographed a Southern Elephant Seal lumbering up a beach. Elephant Seal Sammy’s sudden reappearance has made him a bit …
Australian magpies are such charismatic birds. Being fearless, curious and at times, intimidating, they strut about suburban streets like they own the place. They are also one of the continent’s …
If you’ve been out this winter, you might have noticed an abundance of cormorants. Did you know, that Bayside cormorants are important for our whole coastline. Protecting and potentially building …
Mudflats store more carbon than forests Overnight a landmark study dropped about the importance of mudflats. The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), on behalf of WWF, The Wildlife Trusts …
