Tag: explore
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What I learnt from 4 months “offline”
My time away from active posting, engaging and, the worst, doom-scrolling, taught me some things. It taught me some valuable lessons but it also brought up a lot of questions and forced introspections, and those are the things I want to talk about with you.
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I’m releasing weekly insect-based recipe videos!
With my ongoing project exploring insects as a food source, for our health and the planet’s, I’ve been doing a lot of research into current attitudes towards this food source in the Western world. Whilst it’s amazing to see more conversation, more companies developing insect-based food items and slightly more understanding around the benefits, I…
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I got my family to try eating insects!
As part of my ongoing project exploring insects as a food source, for our health and the planet’s, I got my family to try eating insects. Yes, everyone was slightly drunk. Yes, it was a very hectic production. And yes, it included someone knowing red wine up the white walls (not in the video!). But…
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Science expert interview: Should we be eating insects?
It of course wouldn’t be right to discuss the concept of eating insects and their impact on the health of our planet without speaking to a science expert.
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Why I want to talk about eating insects
Why is it that we think it’s such an alien and outrageous idea, when 2 billion people across the world currently eat insects on a regular basis?
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Searching for purpose in an uncertain world
If you follow me on Instagram you most likely saw my post about how I’m feeling. I explained my thoughts about feeling exhausted and fed up with the world. Confused about my purpose and what I should be doing to help an ever-crumbling planet. Our planet. Questioning all of the things that I have been…
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Photographers Against Wildlife Crime
When passionate people come together to fight against injustice, whilst speaking out for those who cannot speak for themselves, great change can be achieved – that’s what I thought whilst perusing the pages of the latest wildlife photography masterpiece ‘Photographers Against Wildlife Crime’. The book is a collection of photographs from an international group of…
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What is the Illegal Wildlife Trade?
The figures for the number of rhinos that were poached in South Africa in 2017 have just been released. With all of the increased awareness, education and understanding of just how few of these iconic animals the world has left, rhino poaching numbers should have decreased – right? Well, in fact they have – by…
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David Attenborough & the empire of the ants
If you’ve read my blog before you’ll probably know that I’m a huge lover of all things insect-related, and people often ask me why. Well this month saw David Attenborough explaining a little bit about why the insect world is so utterly fascinating in a new documentary called ‘David Attenborough and the Empire of the…
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How to achieve your 2018 goals
As 2018 commences, that perfect time for making New Year’s resolutions begins. The classic time when we all set good intentions with positive thoughts, only to find that a few months/weeks/days down the line we realise our resolutions were a little unrealistic or we’ve only seen them as a ‘January thing’. I’m happy to say…
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Chew your nails, save a rhino
I recently attended one of the most inspiring events that I’ve ever been to. It was the launch of Remembering Rhinos, a collaboration in book form of some of the world’s best wildlife photographers with the collective goal of raising much needed funds for rhino conservation. Not only is the book a stunning collection of…
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Should we all be eating insects?
It’s no secret that we are not using the earth’s resources sustainably, meaning that if we do not change our current habits drastically, the world will be a very different place in the not too distant future. And not in a good way as our supply won’t be able to meet the demand. The positive…
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Simple alternatives to plastic that won’t harm the planet
We all know that plastic has become a huge problem. We have seen the horrendous images of huge piles of plastic that have been dumped, the plastic that has been caught around marine life after making its way to our oceans, and generic public bins that have been filled with a mix of recyclable plastic…
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International Vulture Awareness Day
When most people think of vultures, they envisage giant, feathered, dirty scavengers, the characters from the Lion King hanging around on the branch without really contributing much, and big scary birds to be afraid of. But vultures are in fact hugely important to a healthy ecosystem, and keep everything in balance in the natural world.…
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What is plastic really doing to our oceans?
As I settled down to watch the new Netflix documentary ‘Chasing Coral’, the follow up to ‘Chasing Ice’ I was feeling a little apprehensive about what I would learn. I knew one thing for sure, I was very excited to see the acclaimed camera skills, stunning colours of the ocean, and fascinating sea creatures, but…
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#WorldElephantDay
It’s #WorldElephantDay today – my favourite animal in the entire world and my spirit animal since birth! A lot of people adore elephants, and I think that one of the reasons why is because many people feel that they can relate to elephants due to their similarities to us, which is really wonderful when you think…
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#WorldLionDay
It’s #WorldLionDay today – a celebration of the kings and queens of the animal kingdom, the most socially big cats in the world, and a perfect opportunity to spread awareness about the plight of one of Africa’s most iconic species. Today, on this special day of appreciation for lions, please help me to spread awareness by…
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A butterfly’s life
If you follow me on Instagram, chances are you would have seen my daily videos about my latest experience – watching and helping five beautiful caterpillars journey from their larval stages as tiny caterpillars to five beautiful, healthy butterflies which are key to our environment. The main idea behind this was that whilst the majority…
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Why should we care about bees?
The end of June brought with it the end of this year’s Great British Bee Count. And what a tremendous count it was. It is increasingly becoming common knowledge that bees are in dire need of our help, as their rapid decline also hinders our own survival as a species. With an increased usage of…
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Feathers
It’s wonderful to notice things The way in which the bold white spines of the feathers lay diagonally across the screen The shades of green and earthy brown representing the solid connection to nature The vibrant blue moving focus across the image The intricate intertwining of delicate hairs The perfectly designed placement to provide a…
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What you should do if you find a baby bird
This is Troy the tawny owl. I recently had the opportunity to meet Troy and hear his very valuable story about how he came to be a resident at a bird conservation facility called the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Troy was found by a member of the public when he was a young chick. Upon finding…
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Rare species of woodlouse glows in the dark
An incredibly rare species of woodlouse has just been discovered to have glow in the dark properties. The critically endangered spiky yellow woodlouse can only be found on St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of many endemic and rare species on the remote island. The rare woodlouse is normally incredibly difficult…
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The world’s last ocean
An official decision was made today to ban all commercial fishing in Antarctica, and so creating the world’s biggest marine reserve area. The area, which is more than six times the size of the UK, will protect 1.55 million square km of the Ross Sea, and has been hailed as a “milestone for conservation”.…
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