Himachal Pradesh: Spectacular Spiti
Rob & I have just returned from a project visit to India. We visited the Spiti Valley. Spiti means ‘the middle land’ which refers to its position on the border…
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Palm Oil Alternative – A Step to Saving the Forest
Scientists at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh have developed an alternative to Palm Oil named PALM-ALT. The substitute is palm, coconut and allergen-free, and 100% plant-based, made from a by-product from the…
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In the Field
In 2022 we partnered with Zambian Carnivore Programme. We were particularly keen to lend our support to field-based conservation of cheetah and wild dog across three ecosystems in Zambia – these are some…
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Precious Sketch and Poem From Award-winning Author
Alexander McCall Smith is a prolific author of fiction, best-known for The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series set in Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe. In an interview with the Sunday Times…
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The Dry Season in South Luangwa
It is the dry winter season across Southern Africa. The cool dry stretches from April/May to July with the hot dry from August to October. Animals gather along the river bank…
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Life in Lamandau
Image: Acuy and newborn son, OF Saturday 19 August marks International Orangutan Day. All three species of orangutan (Tapanuli, Sumatran, Bornean), found only in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, are Critically…
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Crop Raiders
Ivy is a female elephant in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem. She has been wearing a collar for over a decade. This includes GPS/GSM tracking devices, to allow Mara Elephant Project to track and…
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Max in Malawi
Max White reviews his time on a research volunteer placement in Malawi Making a difference, learning new skills and living in the bush was exactly what I wanted from a…
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Echo’s family
Last year we supported a project in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area, the largest intact forest block remaining in Central African Republic. It is part of the Congo Basin – a vast…
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Queen and the crocodile
Orangutan mothers are devoted – they spend up to eight years raising their infant on a one-to-one basis and the infant is totally dependent on them during this time, learning…
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