Having, beyond all expectations, found a wolf den we had thought that the day’s events were over. We reached our camp on the beach and settled down to a well-earned supper. The seemingly impossible task of finding ...

Having met Bertie the previous day and then seen him disappear across the plain towards the east, we woke up determined to try to get further east ourselves to see if we could stumble across his den. The thought of crossing ...

The first obstacle was just a big stream but still tricky to cross with the ATV. The last thing we wanted was to lose the ability to get about quicker than walking pace (wherever that’s possible). There was a deep ...

With all this peace and tranquillity it was a little hard to get going and get ourselves organised. The sky reminded me of one of those Scottish winter skies with dramatic clouds, fierce swathes of colour and hugely ...

It isn’t very often that I get asked to conduct an expedition to the High Arctic and get paid for it. So when the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol asked me if I would be their Arctic field expert, I jumped at ...

In the world of wildlife filmmaking, there are occasions when we all get together and talk about future projects. One of these events happens at Jackson Hole in Wyoming. Back in 2005 I had my chance ‘pitch’ ...