The Elephant Journal is now ready for download on Amazon 3 May 2012 | 11:14 am

Observational drawings of elephants As announced last month, ‘Elephant Journal’ the first of ‘The Young Zoologist’ series written for all wildlife lovers but especially young people who might be cons...

Shanti the elephant occupies her time playing the harmonica. 3 May 2012 | 10:07 am

This is an interesting video from several perspectives: firstly it shows how the tip of an elephant’s trunk can be used for very delicate functions and with great precision: secondly it shows elephant...

Protecting Thailand’s elephants from the horrors of landmines 20 Apr 2012 | 10:16 am

This, unfortunately, is not the first time an elephant has stepped on a landmine. Asia is riddled with them, particularly in Burma (Myanmar) where the Burmese army is fighting an insurgency against th...

Satellite pics of Antarctic reveal double penguin numbers 16 Apr 2012 | 08:08 am

Emperor penguin count The BBC announced last week that the total number of Emperor penguins living in the Antarctic had been grossly underestimated. Satellite images at high magnification had shown th...

Zoo elephant turns 50 in Oregon 11 Apr 2012 | 07:57 am

Sharing 30 years experience and a lifetime of passion for wildlife. 4 Apr 2012 | 03:03 am

Welcome to my blog where I will be sharing my thirty years of international experience as a zoo vet with the next generation of wildlife specialists, zoologists and conservationists. Here I will be p...