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Into the Heart of Jaguar Land

This area is most famous for the third largest cat in the world, the jaguar.
Costa Rica: A Bird Watcher’s Paradise

From Scaled Antpitta, Black-bellied Hummingbirds, Green-fronted Lancebills and Sunbittern to the Menelaus Blue morphos and Glasswing butterflies my brain was firing on all cylinders.
Water Wars and Thirsty Rivals: How drought in Mozambique pushes humans and wildlife into conflict

Overfishing, has also brought further issues of food insecurity to the area. Illegal fishing is prevalent, where small fishing ropes are strung across vast areas of water on the lake.

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2. December 2024

Into the Heart of Jaguar Land

As a professional wildlife photographer and tour guide, one of my favourite places to travel to is the Brazilian Pantanal. This area is most famous for the third largest cat in the world, the jaguar. The name jaguar comes from an indigenous name “yaguar” which means “he who kills with […]
25. November 2024

Costa Rica: A Bird Watcher’s Paradise

A bird watcher’s paradise and the bucket list destination for birders worldwide, Costa Rica is known for its exceptional birdlife. With 25% of the country’s territory designated as national parks and reserves, the highest percentage of protected areas in the world, it is recognised worldwide to be at the forefront […]

14. November 2024

Water Wars and Thirsty Rivals: How drought in Mozambique pushes humans and wildlife into conflict

In the second of his two-part guest blog, geographer and adventurer, Francis Highton, writes about the issues of human-wildlife conflict caused by long-term drought as he experienced when he and a team rowed through the wilds of Mozambique on the Zambezi River. Since 2016, Mozambique has experienced a persistent drought […]
8. November 2024

In the thick of it – not just there: Experience the America’s Cup with Leica binoculars

Equipped with his Leica Geovid 8×32 Pro and Leica Noctivid 8×42 binoculars, Leica Sport Optics Ambassador Marc Stickler travelled to Barcelona to experience the performance of the optics in maritime use. Here on the Spanish coast, he had the opportunity to watch this unique and spectacular sailing regatta live: The […]
4. November 2024

RowZambique 2024: Doing battle with the mighty Zambezi

In the first of this two-part guest blog, geographer and adventurer, Francis Highton, writes about his epic rowing expedition through the wilds of Mozambique on the Zambezi River. In July this year, three rowing boats and a group of intrepid explorers embarked on an expedition navigating the waters of the […]