The Amazon (part 2)
Many of the local people had once been hunters, regaling us with stories of their fearsome face-to-face encounters with the Jaguar.
The Amazon (part 1)
A spotlight burst into life, momentarily panning across the far bank, before returning us to darkness. Adolfo slipped the blade of his hand carved hardwood paddle into molasses coloured water, adjusting the course of our dugout canoe with precision developed over a lifetime plying these waters.
In Praise of the Little Guy
Have you ever heard of the 'Big 5'? Supposedly the five African animals most difficult and dangerous to hunt on foot. Unfortunately, it's more a marketing term aimed at tourists than anything else.
Friday Photo: Into the Amazon
Traveling from the UK to our research camp in the Peruvian Amazon last year took four long days. By far the most enchanting part of the expedition was journeying from the bustling jungle city of Iquitos up into the Amazon's smaller headwaters..
Science and Expeditions
Expeditions are about developing an understanding of the environment around you, and frequently - although it might not have been an intended outcome - an understanding of yourself..
What does Dartmoor, Schools, Pollen, Scott and the Amazon have in common?
Spring has raced around before we know it, here's five of the most popular blogs from this time last year.
A little clip from the Amazon
Chester Carr, a friend of mine from the Amazon has put together a great little video of our time there last year, it's well worth a look.
Friday Photo: Red Bellied Piranah
There's lots of fish in the Amazon. One with perhaps the most impressive reputation is the Piranha. To bust a popular myth, no they're not..
9 Do’s and Don’ts for living in the Amazon
I've barely scratched the surface of rainforest living, with two expeditions adding up to only a couple of months. Nevertheless the learning curve was huge
Friday Photo: Rain in the Amazon
We visited the Amazon in the dry season. Every day the water levels in the lakes and rivers would drop several inches, as daytime temperatures soared to the high thirties..
A small corner of the Amazon
If I were to say the word ‘rainforest’ what normally springs to mind is an endless expanse of untamed wilderness..
Friday Photo: Adolfo
Without the help and support of local field guides, our work in the Amazon simply could not have happened. This is Adolfo, aged 64, he comes from a village on the edge of the Pacaya-Samiria reserve..