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Mark Stratton

Light Mantled Albatross South Georgia Antarctic

JANUARY 16, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Sailing the extraordinary flightpath of the albatross

On an epic voyage across the entire South Atlantic that didn't quite go to plan, Mark Stratton found marvel and solace along the rarely sailed flight path of the largest birds on Earth (9-minute read)

Mike Unwin

Humpback Whale Breaching Baja California

JANUARY 07, 2025 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Should you be here?

Humpback whale sightings in Sussex, England. Is this something to celebrate or a red flag? (3-minute read)

Miranda Krestovnikoff

OCTOBER 27, 2025 • BY Miranda Krestovnikoff

A seabird safari

Discovering the UK's seabirds with wildlife enthusiasts from all corners of the globe (6-minute read)

OCTOBER 25, 2024 • BY Mark Stratton

The Frontier town where polar bears do jail time

Churchill, an arctic port town in Canada, has a facility to hold polar bears that come into town. But it is not a straightforward progression that melting sea ice is increasing their visits downtown. (5-minute read)

Rosie B Wild

MAY 15, 2024 • BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

My gannet teacher

How a British Isles expedition cruise alerted me to birding and citizen science (4-minute read)

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JUNE 29, 2024 • BY Saunders CB

Krill: the planet's smallest influencers?

How an off-course expedition cruise in Antarctica and a tiny crustacean activated my ambassadorship of the planet (10-minute read)

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JULY 14, 2024 • BY Melissa Hobson

A whale of a time

Seeing a whale in the wild can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for some and has others coming back year after year for more. It’s important to get it right (10-minute read)

Sarah Marshall

OCTOBER 02, 2024 • BY Sarah Marshall

The Galápagos: then and now

What does an increase in visitor numbers mean for the Galapagos archipelago’s endemic species? (5-minute read)

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JANUARY 06, 2025 • BY Mark Stratton

Whales - the senior citizens of our global seas

New research has found southern right-whales are capable of living over 150 years, which has implications about how we view whales and how to conserve them. (9-minute read)