Wildlife
My dolphin swim overseas was horrible. I tried it again in Australia
Animal tourism can be disturbing – for both tourists and wildlife – if it’s not run properly. Fortunately, this Australian operator treats its attractions with respect.
- Craig Platt
A safari on foot in the big, bad wilderness is amazing – and nerve-racking
For the next two days, we’ll walk in single file, always, so animals see us as one big thing, giving them unambiguous escape routes.
- Steve Madgwick
At this Queensland resort, it’s lights out at 7.30pm – with good reason
A former rundown caravan park has been transformed into an eco-friendly stay that looks after its endangered neighbours: nesting loggerhead turtles.
- Angela Saurine
‘If you run, you become prey’: In this camp, not all guests are human
“Where can I go for a jog?” I ask naively. “You can’t jog here,” the ranger says.
- Steve Jacobs
Need a laugh? This year’s funniest wildlife photos named
A high-kicking gorilla, a seabird in a headlock and a heron hitching a ride on a hippo lead this year’s winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
- Katherine Scott
The basic Aussie survival skill we forget as soon as we go overseas
As a nation, there’s nothing we love more than terrifying foreigners with stories of our own deadly creatures.
- Justine Costigan
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To lose one tourism icon is a misfortune. To lose two? Carelessness
If we lose these two icons, the effect on tourism will ultimately be the least of our problems.
- Lee Tulloch
Need a laugh? This year’s funniest wildlife photos named
Dancing insects, owls making out and a penguin square-up – what could possibly win against that line up?
- Kayla Olaya
Seeing the world’s loneliest animal moved me to tears. Now there’s hope
The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. But a laboratory in Germany may now have the means to save them.
- Sue Williams
See them while you still can: 19 bucket-list wildlife experiences
At a time when the world’s wildlife is under more pressure than ever, many of today’s wildlife experiences also help with conservation.
- Richard Madden and Julietta Jameson