Category wildlife

PODCAST: Film-maker and photographer Bob Talbot on dolphins and whales

November 9, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, animal news, climate change, conservation, endangered, environment, interview, nature news, North America, ocean, photography, podcast, scuba, Whales, wildlife, wildlife news · Leave a comment

From his recent adventures in Monterey Bay to his early days exploring British Columbia, Bob Talbot’s decades-spanning career has given him a unique perspective on life with dolphins and whales. In this podcast, Bob shares his favourite encounters

PODCAST: Paul Ojuara on Brazil’s burrowing owls and marmosets … and being stalked by a puma!

November 2, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, animal news, Birds, brazil, conservation, nature news, photography, podcast, south america, wild travels, wildlife · Leave a comment

In this podcast, Brazilian wildlife photographer Paul Ojuara shares his favourite moments with marmosets and burrowing owls … and being stalked by a mountain lion!

PODCAST: Photographer Alastair Pollock and the sharks of the Bahamas

Acclaimed photographer Alastair Pollock shares his favourite encounters with tiger sharks and great hammerheads in the Bahamas

PODCAST: Naturalist James Rogerson on the wild tigers of Kanha, India

October 19, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, animal news, endangered, environment, India, interview, nature news, tigers, UNESCO, wildlife, wildlife news · Leave a comment

Naturalist and photographer James Rogerson shares his incredible encounters with tigers, barasingha, and birdlife in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

PODCAST: Andre Bauma & the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park

In this episode of the Wild Lives by Faunographic podcast we chat to Andre Bauma, a legendary ranger, guide and wildlife rescuer who has devoted his life to caring for the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park, in the Congo.

PODCAST: Dr Graham on life with the cassowary – aka Australia’s dinosaur bird

October 5, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, animal news, Australia, Australia, Birds, climate change, conservation, endangered, environment, interview, nature news, podcast, UNESCO, wildlife, wildlife news · Leave a comment

Found in the tropical north, cassowaries are Australia’s OG dinosaur birds. But do they deserve their fearsome reputation? Dr Graham Lauridsen shares his real-life encounters.

PODCAST: Great Barrier Reef’s dwarf minke whales with Suzanne Hillcoat

Marine biologist Suzanne Hillcoat shares her wild encounters with dwarf minke whales on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

PODCAST: Canada’s spirit bears with naturalist Jack Plant

September 21, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, animal news, Bears, canada, climate change, conservation, endangered, environment, North America, podcast, wildlife, wildlife news · Leave a comment

Meet the Spirit Bears of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, in this podcast with naturalist Jack Plant

PODCAST: Whales of Sydney with naturalist Annie Skarratt and photographer Jonas Liebschner

September 14, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, animal news, Australia, climate change, conservation, environment, interview, nature news, ocean, photography, scuba, Whales, wildlife, wildlife news · Leave a comment

Naturalist Annie Skarratt and photographer Jonas Liebschner share everything you need to know about Sydney’s humpback whale migration

PODCAST: With world-renowned cheetah expert Dr Laurie Marker

September 7, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, Africa, Africa, animal news, Big Cats, cheetahs, conservation, endangered, environment, interview, mixed bag, nature news, podcast, wild travels, wildlife, wildlife news · 1 Comment

In this podcast, legendary big cat expert Dr Laurie Marker shares the fascinating tales of her life with cheetahs in both Namibia and her early days in the Unites States.

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One of the blokes from the Chimbro pride

Humpback whale, off Manly Beach, Sydney. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

The beautiful Umajhola – wild, free and living the dream in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Umajhola is one of the area’s least popular tigers as she’s never had a litter of her own and chooses to just live independently, doing her own thing.

Flying fish on a glassed out morning off Manly Beach

Canadian Lynx, Yukon Territory, Canada

Emu, snapped on the main street of Exmouth, Western Australia (on my wedding day!)

Wild, free and living the dream in Churchill, aka, Canada’s amazing sub-Arctic

Young one tucking into sedge; Great Bear Rainforest, Canada

African Fish Eagle, somewhere in Eastern South Africa

During the southbound migration, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

Bison chilling in the -38C morning, Yukon Territory, Canada

Adult ele on his way to the Madikwe water hole

Grey Crane, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Curious humpback whale approaches the boat; Sydney’s northern beaches. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Solo langur pondering astrophysics in Bandhavgarh National Park, India. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Lioness, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

An adult polar bear approaches our tundra buggy, Churchill, Canada

Humpback shaking his thang, off the Northern Beaches. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Taking in the day’s last rays at Sydney Park, Newtown, Australia

Solid gold morning in Kanha National Park, India, with this young gentleman as he looked for breakfast

Bouncy juvie humpback partying off North Head, Sydney

Wild lorikeet trying to talk me into giving him a snack, Merimbula, NSW

Whoever came up with the name ‘common dolphin’ probably had never seen one – cos they’re pretty spectacular. Of Sydney, somewhere…

Playful calf coming over for a gander, somewhere off Sydney

Dhawajhandi the warrior tigress of Kanha. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Bleak but dramatic day on the cranky Tasman Sea

My favourite area of Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Pectoral waving away the day, somewhere between South Head an Maroubra

The wild rhino I notched/tagged in Madikwe alongside the Counter-Poaching Unit. May she have a long, safe life

Adult humpie bringing the drama, somewhere off Sydney. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Humpback bouncing around Sydney Heads at day’s end

Mono liiiife in Madikwe

Humpback putting on a show between Sydney Heads. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com