The weather forecast was for light winds turning southerly and strenghtening with rain in the late morning. So we decided on our first December snorkel at Blairgowrie for dawn. After …
Hasn’t the weather been extraordinary? Spring came late. Insects we normally see in early September didn’t emerge until November. Then when it finally broke, it was almost continuous rain and …
Sorry it’s taken this long to get around to announcing my South Africa prize winner. In the end, I had to make four draws and each takes 2–3 weeks. Two …
This was one of the most thrilling podcasts I’ve done in a while. It was my absolute pleasure to meet Marti Spiegelman and Todd Hoskins and talk on the Leading …
Hi there, I’m stuck in Jakarta airport waiting to get home and thought I’d like to remind the snorkelers among us of a trip I have coming up next June. …
Here is my trip report for Raja Ampat and the Banda Sea with Pindito. In the end, one of the earliest and furthest northern cyclones to ever develop in the …
Have you ever wondered, where are the teachers, doctors and fire fighters in conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create …
A couple of interesting studies came out this week. If any of you have read Wildlife in the Balance you may recall me talking about the number of whales in …
In the marshmallow challenge a bunch of CEOs and primary school kids were given marshmallows and toothpicks and told to build the tallest structure possible within a certain amount of …
I’m writing this in the noisy departure lounge of Nadi Airport, Fiji. The plane is delayed a couple of hours, so I thought I’d start thinking about one of the …
