Russian wildlife smugglers arrested in Sri Lanka

Three Russian men have been arrested in Sri Lanka for illegally collecting and attempting to smuggle hundreds of endemic species. The three men, identified as Ignatenko Alexander, Riyabo Artem and Kilufuyan Nicolai had rented a car and used an international drivers’ license to travel to multiple sites in the country to collect plant and animal […]

Career advice from Sir David Attenborough

In 2001 I was a fresh faced teenager, totally convinced that by the time I was in my 30s (i.e. now) I would have a successful career working on wildlife documentaries. I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t know how to get there. So, I took pen to paper and asked a man who […]

Chasing Ghosts: searching for the Malayan tiger

“Wake up! And be quiet” hissed our guide. “Tiger!” I quietly climbed barefoot off the makeshift wooden platform I had been sleeping on and grabbed my torch. Unseen insects hummed and droned as I cast a feeble light over the undergrowth. Nick, our guide, whispered to me that he had seen the eyes of a […]