We just got back from a 2-week holiday to northern Sulawesi where we had the opportunity to explore the beautiful Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve. Tangkoko Batuangus and the associated protected …
Half-truths and empty debate Toxic by Richard Flanagan exposes the threat of living nature negative lives. It revives my memory of times I worked for industry and could feel the …
When I’m not writing or leading trips, I help run conservation programs. This one, which I would love you to sign up for, might be among the most important I’ve …
Recently, I watched a Painted Dragonet in Bayside fossil beds. Dragonets are in a family of fish that don’t have any scales. Instead, their skin produces a mucous covering. They …
Just to prove there is always something new to find, this weekend I stumble across special swimming snails Ethminolia. I’m always surprised how little we know about the commonest of …
Powers’ wonderful novel explores human fragility in the face of a disconnect from nature and concurrent rise of AI. This is my review of Playground by Richard Powers. ‘And if …
Quiet Corner morning snorkel It was the long weekend, the weather was warm and the winds mostly lightl northerly in the mornings. We set out for Blackrock and Quiet Corner …
I dropped into the water this morning for a dip before work and found a couple of courting Pygmy Leatherjackets at Quiet Corner. I’d never seen this behaviour before. It …
Hi there, Sorry for the delay in sending the report from our recent Raja Ampat trip. I’d meant to do this earlier but work obligations caught up with me since …
A new study came out this week titled ‘Global diversity and energy of animals shaping the Earth’s surface‘. The authors’ findings should come as no surprise. It’s a subject I …