Mark Carwardine
Mark Carwardine
Mark Carwardineis a zoologist who achieved widespread recognition for his Last Chance to See conservation expeditions with Douglas Adams, first aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Since then he has become a leading and outspoken conservationist, and a prolific broadcaster, columnist and photographer...
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth9 March 1959
rhinos scary world
The scary thing is that in my lifetime, 95 per cent of the world's rhinos have been killed.
wine issues rhinos
China is responsible for a lot of the major conservation issues we're facing. It's the main market for rhino horn. Tigers are being killed for tiger bone wine. They're driving the tropical timber trade and illegal logging in Indonesia, and the trade in tropical reef fish.
writing water i-can
I can't write unless I'm overlooking water.
heart imagination mind
Nothing speaks louder than an evocative photograph that stirs the imagination, tugs at the heart strings and engages the mind.
dolphins difficult
There is something about dolphins. It is difficult to put into words...
inspiration islands world
The Galapagos Islands are probably the most famous wildlife-watching destination in the world. And no wonder - it's almost impossible to exaggerate the sheer spectacle of the place that provided inspiration for Charles Darwin's ground-breaking theory of natural selection.
eye whales doubt
To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach your boat and look you straight in the eye is without doubt one of the most extraordinary experiences on the planet.