We’re in Komodo at the moment exploring, snorkelling and diving. The surrounding islands are a combination of grassland with patches of acacia scrub with more extensive woodland in places where …
There’s something wrong with conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create biodiversity, which is the mechanism that creates a habitable …
We’re still three months off this trip and I can’t wait! So far, twenty-six of us are meeting up to take over one of the most beautiful dive resorts in …
Yesterday morning I had the greatest pleasure of chatting with Trevor Chappell, ABC Radio on How to Survive the Next 100 Years (32 minutes). Here is that conversation in full …
The other day I had the chance to meet the wonderful Marti Spiegelman of the Leading from Being Podcast. We’ll be doing a podcast in August, so watch this space! …
I’ve been racking my brain to think whether I’ve ever laughed in a wildlife doco before. I don’t think I have. Could Prime’s Octopus (Jigsaw Productions) be the world’s first …
‘Australia is the luckiest country’ I always tell people. What’s it like living here? Well, most Aussies wake up to the warbling of magpies and infinitely beautiful skies. The wildlife …
Last week Masters Student in Ecology Leisha Knack spoke about how whale wee works wonders for ecosystemsHow ecosystems function An ecosystem is a community of lifeforms that interact in such …
‘How to Survive the Next 100 Years: Lessons from Nature’ is out now, available from all good bookstores. Or you can buy a copy from me here – I ship …
When we think of reefs we tend to think of only one type – hard-coral. Throughout the tropics and beyond, however, there are diverse and fertile reef systems growing on …
