100 animals to see before they die
Award-winning wildlife photographer Nick Garbutt is used to be charged by elephants and rhinos in the wilds of foreign fields. read more...
Twice a winner of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, he is an author and artist with a lifelong empathy and fascination with the natural world.
“Occasionally it’s got a bit hairy but I’ve never been in a situation where I thought my time was up!”
His photographic library contains pictures of some of the world’s most endangered species and his work appears in international magazines and publications. His knowledge and enthusiasm have also made him one of the UK’s leading wildlife tour leaders.
His books include Bradt’s Madagascar Wildlife, Wild Borneo and Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide. He regularly contributes articles and photographs to National Geographic and BBC Wildlife.
After gaining an honours degree in Zoology from the University in 1988, he went on to do some research and then conservation, before turning his career to photography, writing and leading tours abroad.
“I loved every minute of my time at Nottingham. The Zoology department was excellent, the members of staff were keen and listened to what I had to say and they were on the same wavelength as me.”
Nick’s work and wildlife travels have taken him all over the world but he returns to his favourites such as Borneo, Madagascar, India and East Africa most years.
“It was my early research which got me enthusiastic about wildlife in the tropics and that was it – the die was cast,” said Nick. “I first went to Madagascar in 1991 and fell in love with the place and I just knew I had to find a way of getting back there regularly. Borneo too is just amazing. I think I’ve been there every year since 1991 and I see new things every time I go”.
Now Nick has a new book out called 100 animals To See Before They Die, a snapshot of the World’s most endangered mammal species.
The book was inspired by the Zoological Society of London’s conservation project EDGE, Evolutionary Distinct and Global Endangered, 100 Animals to See Before They Die targets some of the world’s most bizarre and unusual creatures. They have few or nor close relatives and require immediate action to save them from extinction. If they disappear there will be nothing like them left on the planet.
The book aims to highlight the dangers these animals are in and to encourage greater involvement in the fight to save them.
“It’s a grim message in the book but it’s not all doom and gloom,” added Nick, “we can do something about it and we all have that opportunity.”
If you want to find out more about Nick and his tours you can visit his website at: www.nickgarbutt.com
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