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 […]
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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 […]
Read MoreWater 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 […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreRowZambique 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 […]
Read MoreMy Favourite UK Nature Sites
My adoration for the natural world has been with me for over 10 years. It has always been there for me, through school, sixth form, and now university. I’m a proud nature nerd, and what I love most is that there is an infinite amount to learn. My passion has […]
Read MoreThe effect of the global warming on waders
I have this memory that goes back about forty years, when my marvelous father took me for the first time to observe waders at the Saline di Siracusa, SE Sicily, Italy (my homeland); there was this salt-pan now in disuse, right at the southern gates of my city and the […]
Read MoreA visit to Knepp with Leica
Since I read Isabella Tree’s ‘Wilding’ book, I have wanted to visit Knepp. The book describes the incredible journey of turning Knepp Castle Estate, once intensively farmed, into a pioneering rewilding project. In 2002, they began to rewild 1400 hectares of heavy Low Weald clay farmland, that had historically been […]
Read MoreSociety of Wildlife Artists | The Natural Eye 2024
Friend of Leica, Will Rose has been accepted into The Natural Eye 2024, the 61st annual exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists, which runs from the 17th – 27th October 2024. I’m delighted to share that my animated work, inspired by my time spent in Wild Finca in May has been […]
Read MorePuffin Pursuit: An Icelandic Avian Adventure – Part 2
North As we moved east through some impressive landscapes, the terrain changed dramatically, from lush green hills and snow-capped mountain peaks to some barren rocky plateaus. As we drove to our next location, we had been alerted to an incoming Atlantic storm, which would pass over the north of Iceland […]
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