This week, many of the world’s top wildlife photographers and leading conservationists are joining forces once again for a series of events in London –
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‘This is our world’: walk among nature’s giants!
An elephant towers above my head; just a few footsteps away a mother giraffe stands protectively over her young calf. From this vantage point I can see a closely camouflaged lioness stalking a skittish zebra. I’m not on safari in Africa though; I’m standing in the Royal Horticultural Halls in central London, surrounded by lifesized acrylic paintings of animals in their natural habitats.
Talking the talk: let’s have a conversation about Taiji Cove dolphin slaughter
This ‘dolphin drive’ season, more than 150 bottlenose dolphins have been rounded up and taken from Japan’s Taiji Cove, forced into dolphin shows in captivity, and most destined to make their way into the meat trade.
Top 5 ways to beat ‘Blue Monday’…
Apparently today is the most depressing day of the year. Cold January Mondays, can be a miserable time as it is, without the thought that statistics
Introducing Gorilla Safari VR! A virtual gorilla trek
Born Free Foundation have a special gift to give this Christmas. Working in conjunction with vEcotourism.org they have just released a brand new app —
Colouring for conservation with Millie Marotta & Virginia McKenna
I love to sit in bookshop cafés. There’s something romantic about the notion: removing oneself from the wired in, Wi-Fi ready world around us to
Conservation: the cons, count downs and continuations
Unsurprisingly, BBC Wildlife magazine is a favourite of mine. I’ve long enjoyed the columns and comments from BBC animal activist favourites, such as Simon King,
World of Wildlife Art Exhibition: In support of elephants
Shifting its weight from one foot to another, the beautiful, gentle giant is like the bulkiest, heaviest dancer you’ve ever seen. But it’s not dancing.
We’re all the same, so can I have your attention, please?
“Distractability might be regarded as the mental equivalent of obesity” I recently read in an article entitled ‘Attention Please’. The same article also presented the
Talking Animal Matters with Brian May
What an absolute honour it was to meet staunch animal rights campaigner, leader of the Common Decency political movement, legendary Queen guitarist and Born Free