Of all the charismatic megafauna expected on safari, hyenas tend to get the worse end of the stick each time. They rarely end up on people's "must see" lists, and oftentimes folks are genuinely surprised to see these oddly proportioned characters whilst scouring undulating grasslands for evidence of felines. Hyenas have a niche audience which mostly includes people who know about them – they are in fact truly remarkable creatures fully worthy of adulation. Sadly, the majority of the audience...

I just came off an interview with WESN about my latest tribute to the Main Ridge Forest Reserve, during which I was asked about the various birding sites on Tobago, and the threats faced by the flora and fauna of the island. That got me going on the disproportionate effects of climate change – the well-known phenomenon of small-island states like Tobago bearing the brunt of warming seas and irregular weather despite not being a major contributor to the carbon emissions that are driving the...

At the time of writing, the days are numbered for my galleries . If you catch this post late, that link would be taking you to a portfolio – as we are currently in the throes of reconstructing this website entirely. In this renovation process, I reluctantly released my affectionate hold on the galleries section of the website. For those of you who had never visited the page, it looked like this: A curious way to apportion images, one may think. Let me explain, as I have never previously...