Chris Packham
Chris Packham is a television presenter, photographer and author with a passionate concern for conservation and the environment. He has had the good fortune to travel widely and he has explored many habitats including Antarctic Islands, deep oceans, rainforests, deserts, and the Everest range. He is also an Archaeology enthusiast and likes to holiday amongst ruins. Chris’s career began with the award–winning ’Really Wild Show’ in 1986, and more recent cred...
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Julian Pender Hume
After becoming established as a self–taught artist specializing in reconstructing extinct species, Julian undertook a degree in palaeontology at the University of Portsmouth, followed by a PhD that enabled him to merge art and science. JPH is widely travelled, is particularly interested in remote oceanic islands, and has published books and scientific papers, been involved in much media work, and is presently a Research Fellow at the Natural History Museum...
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Mike Dilger
Mike Dilger has been an obsessive naturalist since childhood; equally at home either on his hands and knees identifying British orchids or surveying the Amazon for hummingbirds. Mike’s obsession with the tropics began with his Masters thesis studying moths in the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest. This first trip led to a period of over five years surveying the forests of Vietnam, Tanzania and Peru. Mike made the sideways move from conservation to natural history pr...
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Nick Baker
Nick Baker is an enthusiastic and passionate naturalist who as part of his career has travelled extensively to all corners of the globe. Being an all-rounder; as much into his birds and butterflies as he is his frogs and lizards, his knowledge has landed him many jobs as a broadcaster and author. He is probably best known for his current series ‘Weird Creatures’ on Animal Planet and the ‘Really Wild Show’ with the BBC as well as being an explorer for Natio...
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Nick Garbutt
An award–winning photographer and writer, with a background in zoology, Nick has a particular interest in endangered species and rainforests. He is best known for his work on the islands of Madagascar and Borneo, but more recently has been inspired by the wilderness areas and temperate rainforests of the Pacific northwest and the area’s resident bears. Nick is a regular contributor to magazines like National Geographic, Africa Geographic and BBC Wildlife a...
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Russell Seymour
Russell Seymour is an ecologist and systematic biologist. He studied and worked in the Zoology Department of the Natural History Museum for six years. His passion for large African mammals started with counting black rhinos. He is an active member of the international giraffe working group and has travelled extensively in southern Africa....
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Sophie Stafford
Sophie is the award-winning editor of BBC Wildlife magazine. Following a degree in anthropology, she studied with Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, eventually taking over as editor of BBC Wildlife in 2004. Sophie is passionate about wildlife, especially mammals, and has spent the past four years sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with her readers. She has been fortunate enough to visit Africa several times, and during her trips has...
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Steve Leonard
Steve Leonard is a veterinary surgeon and wildlife presenter. He has spent the last 12 years travelling the globe, witnessing some of the most spectacular sights the natural world has to offer. Steve still works as a full–time vet in between filming projects. He is passionate about animal welfare and conservation. For the last 6–7 years Steve has been working as a wildlife presenter for the BBC. Other series he has worked on include ‘Extreme Animals’, ‘Vet...
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Will Giles
Will Giles has had an enthusiasm for tropical plants since he was a small boy, a passion that has grown dramatically over the past 25 years at his home in Norwich–aptly named The Exotic Garden. His television work includes ‘Garden Calendar’ with Roy Lancaster, ‘Gardens without Borders’, ‘Real Gardens’ and ‘Gardeners’ World’. Will has recently written a lavish new book entitled ‘The Encyclopaedia of Exotic Plants For Temperate Climates’....
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