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.
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.
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
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..
The Invisible Amazon: Photos from remote camera traps
Whilst working in the Amazon this summer, I was privileged to be surrounded by a staggering array of wildlife. Caiman cruised the depths..
9 Things I’ll miss about living in the rainforest
For some reason, whenever I land back at London Heathrow it's always raining. Four days before I'd been trekking through dense rainforest, leaving behind me a science camp that had been home for the past month..