Aug 30, 2015
A Sting in the Tale
Zacarias ran towards us, eyes alight with anticipation. “There’s a large group of howlers in the fig tree right next to the tower” he...
Aug 25, 2015
The Search for Sirena
I slapped at a nagging mosquito. Mozzies? In broad daylight? “This is just ridiculous,” I muttered. “Well,” Frank said, consulting the...
Aug 23, 2015
A New Family of Giants
First published on San Diego Zoo Global's Wildlife Field Notes blog A horsefly of some sort drones around my head. There’s something...
Aug 17, 2015
In the Grand Scheme of Things
I wrote the following a few months ago, after spending an hour or so trawling my Facebook feed which I use to gather environmental news,...
Aug 10, 2015
From The Inside Out
I have lived in Cusco for almost five years and run a family nature club, Club NaturaNiños, since early 2012. We set off into the...
Jun 22, 2015
50 Top Novels for Nature and Animal-Loving Kids Aged 9 to 99!
This is a simple list of titles and corresponding authors, of which I’ve personally read (and can highly recommend) at least 40, many...
May 3, 2015
Tiptoe Chikuse
I once commented in a 2008 feature article for BBC Wildlife Magazine: “If I’m honest, before I came out to Africa, I was worried that...
Apr 27, 2015
Living with Trash
Trash, rubbish, garbage, litter – I never know which word to use. But it all amounts to the same thing. My pet hate. One of the few...
Apr 13, 2015
A Hero for a Lifetime
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post, Old Friends, about the powerful impact books can have during childhood. The photo I used to...
Apr 5, 2015
Walking in the Rain
A relentlessly grey sky depresses me more than most things, except maybe a hangover. Or bickering kids. But I love rain, from the mist so...
