OK so we all know this is the Year of The Monkey, but maybe they could do with a little help from their friends? The elephants certainly need a little help from us so this year Wildaid are encouraging us […]
CITES calls for urgent action to maintain pressure on illegal ivory and rhino horn trade. With thousands of elephants and rhinos poached each year, the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! I hope it’s a good one. It’s midday on New Year’s Day and my son has just come in from his all night drinking session and gone to bed. I don’t expect to see […]
It’s Elephant Appreciation Day! They certainly do need a little extra appreciation these days. The figures for their future are shocking, so if we could all take a moment to work out how we are going to help, then that […]
This is why I love elephants. Family is family and they will not give up..watch this amazing elephant rescue at Madikwe Game Reserve. This is where my daughter has just been on safari.
OOOH did I mention that I was at The House of Lords last night? For a VIP event. Invited by LORD Tim Clement Jones no less – to a reception on African Elephant Conservation with Space For Giants. Right up […]
FAMILY AFFAIRS Pheweee what a week – my son recovered from his Thai bug thanks to the foresight of the doctor who gave him trial antibiotics – turns out he’d contracted Salmonella from some uncooked chicken. Very lucky we caught […]
I miss my father and the safari we did together a few years ago. So many amazing memories of a very special time. I like going back through the photographs and this one in particular makes me smile every time:- […]
In London a few week’s ago 46 countries – including China – pledged to save the elephants by adopting a “zero tolerance” attitude to illegal wildlife trading in order to “secure the future of these iconic species”. The US government […]
Remember how I said that one of the best things about not having a significant other to buy a Christmas present for was that you could spend more on yourself? Well, just after Christmas I had momentarily forgotten that I’d […]
By far the best part about Walt Disney World for me is Disney’s Animal Kingdom safari and in particular the Kilimanjaro Safari where you need to keep your eyes open and your camera ready for all the wildlife. One of […]
Only ONE MORE DAY to go to get involved with saving elephants in Kenya. There is an interesting list of lots in the Elephant Appeal that The Independent are running, including a Tracy Emin picture of mother and baby elephant […]
