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On saving the wild elephant

Thursday, 10th August, 2017

The Guardian was kind enough to publish a piece we wrote on saving the wild elephant, something I should have alerted you to back in October. My…

Jane Owen and the wild-card purchase

Wednesday, 2nd August, 2017

I’ve just got back from a trip that included hosting deputy editor of the Financial Times Jane Owen on a ‘whistle stop tour’ around the likes of…

Dr. Liz Greengrass tells her story

Wednesday, 2nd August, 2017

Last week I had the opportunity to catch Liz Greengrass, Born Free’s associate director. Aside from her tales of near death experiences including stepping on a black…

Shedding a tear for Nick Brandt’s ‘Inherit the Dust’

Saturday, 8th April, 2017

Nick Brandt, photographer and co-founder of Big Life Foundation, currently has an exhibition in Los Angeles’ Fahey-Klein Gallery, showing images of great canvases with photographs of large…

Happy International Women’s Day

Wednesday, 8th March, 2017

For international women’s day we hear from two women: Millicent and Esther. From a society where getting a full education is incredibly difficult, these are just two…

UK ivory trade debate

Tuesday, 21st February, 2017

Last Monday the Journeys by Design team travelled up to the houses of parliament ready to watch the debate on the UK ivory trade. Yes, there is…

From the Good of Giving

Thursday, 16th February, 2017

Just a quick note to say that Journeys by Design has as of this year raised $5.2 million for a variety of charities, and in particular the…

In the Name of the Endangered

Sunday, 12th February, 2017

You may remember a recent post recounting a trip that Will and I made to Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains National Park – a haven for keen twitchers, fishing…

A Mixed Blessing

Sunday, 5th February, 2017

You may have heard recently about Omo, the leucistic giraffe, discovered by researchers Dr. Derek Lee and Monika Bond in Tarangire. Named after the brand of washing…