Posts Tagged: conservation

Reflections on my recent visit to China: on politics, rivers and royal cranes… China, day 1 Grey cloud clings to Beijing as our flight descends. I get first sight of the city moments before wheels and tarmac meet. Is this fog, smog or low autumn rain? Stumbling, sleep-deprived, through customs, security seems tight. Then I [...]

In my previous post ‘Don’t fence me in’ I put my case forward that zoos were a good thing. They let me see the fantastic animals in this gallery, for instance. I am concerned that the individual animals aren’t necessarily very happy in cages though. And the argument has been taken further by Damian Aspinall, [...]

I’m conflicted. Confused. Uncertain. Really not sure what to think. Zoos. I really like going to them. The animals in them are the reason I got interested in all this conservation lark in the first place, so I love going to see them, up close and personal. But are zoos a good thing, or not? [...]

At first sight Patrick Oloo reminded me of a retired but still-proud fast bowler. Tall, broad-shouldered, upright. But I guessed wrong. Patrick is a runner, not a cricketer. He told me over a roast goat dinner that he gets out most mornings for a two-kilometre stint, at least. Perhaps I’d like to join him tomorrow, [...]

Saturday 22 September is World Rhino Day. Yes we know, it seems like there are lots of official ‘days’ for all kinds of causes every year, but let me tell you why this one really deserves your urgent attention – this year of all years… Back in 2007, poachers killed 13 rhinos in South Africa. [...]

Populations of chinstrap penguins are in decline around the Antarctic Peninsula – one of the fastest warming places on the planet. The US-based organisation Oceanites has been collecting and analysing penguin population data at many locations on the Antarctic Peninsula since 1994. One of those is Deception Island (62°57′S, 60°38′W) – one of the most [...]

Neil Aldridge is an award-winning photojournalist, professional wildlife guide and conservationist. He’s known for his work photographing stories about current conservation issues and exploring people’s relationship with the natural world. He’s also a judge at this year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards – see some of the winners and the Coastal and Marine category (which WWF [...]