African Wild Dogs

Online Roadshow 2024

Our Online Roadshow is returning to your screens once again this spring! From April – May our expert staff and tour leaders will be presenting live Zoom talks (view below) on some of the world's most exciting wildlife destinations. We hope these will provide inspiration for future travel, engagement in worldwide wildlife conservation and an option to ask questions of us and your fellow travellers.

We also warmly invite you to view our talks from previous Roadshows, which are accessible through the recordings below. As always, if you have any questions, please just call our friendly staff in the office and we'd be happy to help!


Celebrating Whales: The Global State of Cetaceans and the Whales of Baja California

2nd May 2024, 7:30pm

 

19:30 – 19:35 Welcome (Sara Frost)
19:35 – 20:05 The State of Cetaceans (Anna Bunney, Head of Education, ORCA)
20:05 – 20:30 The Whales of Baja California and the Sea of Cortez (Tim Melling)
20:30 – 21:00 Q & A
   

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Humpback Whale © Tim Melling

Ghana's Pangolins and Picathartes

14th May 2024, 7:30pm

 

19:30 – 19:35 Welcome (George Vincent)
19:35 – 20:15 Presentation (George Vincent and Ben Chapple)
20:15 – 20:30 Q & A
   

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Picathartes

African Wild Dog Conservation and Highlights of Botswana

29th May 2024, 7:30pm

 

19:30 – 19:35 Welcome (Jan Fox)
19:35 – 20:15 African Wild Dog Conservation (Ben Chapple)
20:15 – 20:35 The Wildlife Highlights of Botswana (Jan Fox)
20:35 – 21:00 Q & A

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African Wild Dogs

Catch up on previous presentations:

Antarctica, The Falklands and South Georgia: Highlights from 2024

First aired Monday 15th April 2024
19:30 – 19:35 Welcome (Sara Frost)
19:35 – 20:30 Presentation (Tim Melling and Sara Frost)
20:30 – 21:00 Q & A

Brazil

First aired Monday 15th January 2024
19:30 Welcome
19:35 –19:55 The Southern Amazon to Iguazú Falls (Tom Mabbett)
19:55 – 20:15 Just Jaguars – A personal account in photographs (Kevin Elsby)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Geography of the Pantanal and 2023 Highlights (Marcos Felix)
20:45 – 21:05 A Wildlife Cruise in the Pantanal (Matt Eade)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

South America

First aired Tuesday 9th January 2024
19:30 Welcome
19:35 –19:55 Colombia: Multicoloured Tanager tour (Rob Smith)
19:55 – 20:15 Suriname Uncovered: South America's Hidden Jewel (George Vincent)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Bolivia (Jose Antonio Padilla)
20:45 – 21:05 Argentina's Wildlife Highlights (Paul Stanbury)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

 


Reptile and Amphibian (Herping) Holidays

First aired Monday 4th December 2023
20:15 Welcome
20:20 – 20:45 Japan – Quest for the 'River Dragon'! (Richard Pearce)
20:45 – 20:55 Break
20:55 – 21:15 Reptiles & Amphibians of South Africa (Tyrone Ping)
21:15 – 21:35 Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia (Steve Wilson)
21:35 – 21:50 Questions and Chat
21:50 Close

The Indian subcontinent

First aired Thursday 23rd November 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 –19:55 Nepal (Matt Eade)
19:55 – 20:15 Wildlife & Culture of Bhutan (Norbu)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Wildlife & History of Sri Lanka (Rajan Jolly)
20:45 – 21:05 Black Panthers and Tigers of India (Mugdha Desai Deshpande)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Africa

First aired Tuesday 14th November 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 –19:55 Uganda (Alison Steel)
19:55 – 20:15 Madagascar (Oliver Smart)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Kenya (Ben Chapple)
20:45 – 21:05 The Gambia (David Jackson)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

The British Isles

First aired Monday 6th November 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 –19:55 Shetland (Matt Eade)
19:55 – 20:15 Coll & the Scottish Hebrides (Greg Smith)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Devon (with a touch of Cornwall) (Martin Batt)
20:45 – 21:05 Scotland's Ardnamurchan (Steve Gater)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Europe

First aired Thursday 2nd November 2023
19:30 Welcome 
19:35 –19:55 Iceland (Neil McMahon)
19:55 – 20:15 Southern Cyprus (Andy Bunten)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 The Algarve & Alentejo (Lara Broom)
20:45 – 21:05 French Pyrenees (Simon Woolley)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Wildlife Cruises

First aired Monday 16th October 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 –19:55 Antarctica (Paul Stanbury)
19:55 – 20:15 Spitsbergen (Matthew Capper)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Indonesia: from Bali to Komodo  (Sara Frost)
20:45 – 21:05 Baja California & Sea of Cortez (Tim Melling) 
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Tailormade Wildlife Holidays

First aired Monday 20th March 2023
19:30 Welcome and Introduction to tailormade wildlife holidays
19:40 – 19:55 Mountain Gorillas – Uganda vs Rwanda (Georgie Head)
19:55 – 20:15 Primates (George Vincent)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Tailormade Costa Rica (Paul Stanbury)
20:45 – 21:05 Tailormade India & Sri Lanka (Rajan Jolly)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

The British Isles

First aired Tuesday 14th March 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Alladale (Tom Mabbett)
19:55 – 20:15 Dumfries & Galloway (Chris Rollie)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Scottish Islands (Alison Steel)
20:45 – 21:05 Autumn Migration in the UK (Matt Eade)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Reptile and Amphibian Holidays

First aired Monday 6th March 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Naturetrek's Herping Tours (Dan Lay)
19:55 – 20:15 Reptile and Amphibian Conservation in the UK (Tony Gent, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Japan’s ‘River Dragon’ and other special wildlife (Richard Pearce)
20:45 – 21:05 Viper Conservation, Photography and Herping in Kenya (Mirthe Aarts and Robin James Backhouse)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

South & Central America

First aired Tuesday 28th February 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Guyana (Tom Mabbett)
19:55 – 20:15 Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest (Andy Foster)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 St. Lucia (David Jackson)
20:45 – 21:10 Brazil – The Pantanal (Tom Mabbett)
21:10 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Wildlife Cruises

First aired Wednesday 8th February 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Baja California (Tim Melling)
19:55 – 20:15 Indonesia (Alison Steel)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Galápagos (Andy Tucker)
20:45 – 21:05 Canada: The West (Tim Melling)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Europe's Mountains

First aired 2nd February 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 The Swiss Alps: Engadine and Wengen (Kerrie Porteous)
19:55 – 20:15 Switzerland’s Valais and the French Pyrenees (David Morris)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Austria & Bavaria (Bruce Middleton)
20:45 – 21:05 The Carpathian Mountains (Simon Woolley)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

The British Isles

First aired 24th January 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Marine mammals of the UK (Tom Brereton) 
19:55 – 20:15 Go Slow in the Brecks & Fens/Go Slow Dorset (Su Gough)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Somerset and Cornwall (Matt Eade) 
20:45 – 21:05 Ardnamurchan (Neil McMahon) 
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Asia

First aired 19th January 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Tigers of Central India (Mugdha Deshpande)
19:55 – 20:15 Sri Lanka (Rajan Jolly)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Vietnam’s Birds & Mammals (George Vincent)
20:45 – 21:05 Borneo – A Summary of 2022 (Tom Mabbett)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Africa

First aired 9th January 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Zambia (Paul Stanbury)
19:55 – 20:15 Ghana (Ben Chapple)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Madagascar (Cathy Harlow)
20:45 – 21:05 Kenya (Georgie Head)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

South America's Wildlife (Peru, Ecuador and Colombia)

First aired 5th January 2023
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Southern Peru (Jose Antonio Padilla)
19:55 – 20:15 Ecuador (Byron Palacios)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
 20:25 – 20:45 Northern Peru: Conservation challenges and successes – a Naturetrek perspective (Rob Williams)
20:45 – 21:05 Colombia – Birds & History (Rob Smith)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Spain

First aired 20th December 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 A year in The Straits: Birds of Tarifa, Ronda and Gibraltar (Niki Williamson)
19:55 – 20:15 Wolves, bears, birds and whales in northern Spain (Byron Palacios)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Avian Migration along the East Atlantic Flyway - conservation successes and future challenges (Simon Tonkin)
20:45 – 21:05 Coto Donana & the Realm of the Iberian Lynx (Andy Tucker)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Wildlife Cruises (Part 2)

First aired 30th March 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Canada Spirit Bears (Ed Drewitt)
19:55 – 20:15 Brazil (Tom Mabbett)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
 20:25 – 20:45 Indonesia: Bali to Komodo (Sara Frost)
20:45 – 21:05 The Solomon Islands (Ed Drewitt)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

British Breaks

First aired 17th March 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Forest of Dean & Somerset Levels (Tom Mabbett)
19:55 – 20:15 Norfolk & The New Forest (Paul Stanbury)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Scilly, Devon & Northumberland (Alison Steel)
20:45 – 21:05 East Yorkshire & Peak District (Matthew Capper)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

India, Sri Lanka & Nepal

First aired 14th March 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Wildlife of Nepal (Marcus Cotton)
19:55 – 20:15 Tigers of Central India (Indrajit Latey)
20:10 – 20:20 Break
 20:25 – 20:45 Wildlife of Ladkh, India (Sujan Chatterjee)
20:45 – 21:05 Wildlife & History of Sri Lanka (Mukesh Hirdaramani)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Butterflies and Moths

First aired 9th March 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 UK Butterflies (Matt Eade)
19:55 – 20:10 Butterflies of the Dolomites (Luca Boscain)
20:10 – 20:20 Break
20:20 – 20:35 Macedonia (Nicola Scatassi)
20:35 – 20:55 The Pyrenees (Chris Gibson)
20:55 – 21:15 Armenia (Tom Brereton)
21:15 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close


Birding in the Baltics

First aired 4th March 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Estonia - David Morris
19:55 – 20:15 Latvia – Kevin Elsby
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Lithuania – Alison Steel
20:45 – 21:05 Questions and chat
21:05  Close


West & Northern Africa

First aired 28th February 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Ghana (Ben Chapple)
19:55 – 20:15 The Gambia (Kerrie Porteous)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Western Sahara (Matt Eade)
20:45 – 21:05 Morocco (Richard Bashford)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

East Africa

First aired 24th February 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Madagascar (Kerrie Porteous)
19:55 – 20:15 Tanzania (Paul Stanbury)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Seychelles (Kerrie Porteous)
20:45 – 21:05 Uganda (Neil McMahon)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Southern South America

First aired 16th February 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Southern Chile (Tim Melling)
19:55 – 20:15 Northern Argentina (Paul Stanbury)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Southern Argentina (Ricardo Clark)
20:45 – 21:05 Peru's Western Andes (Jose Antonio Padilla)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Wildlife Cruises (Part 1)

First aired 8th February 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Galápagos (Andy Tucker)
19:55 – 20:15 Baja California (Paul Stanbury)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Maldives (Sara Frost)
20:45 – 21:05 Kamchatka (Tim Melling)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

The USA

First aired 31st January 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Florida (Matthew Capper)
19:55 – 20:15 Arizona & Southern California (Adam Dudley & Jane Dixon)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Southern Texas and the Dakotas (Adam Dudley & Jane Dixon)
20:45 – 21:05 Cape May (Brian Small)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

The Far East

First aired 25th January 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Borneo (Tom Mabbett) 
19:55 – 20:15 Thailand (Matt Eade)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Cambodia (Neil McMahon)
20:45 – 21:05 Japan (Paul Stanbury)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Southern Africa

Fired aired 11th January 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Zambia (Georgie Head)
19:55 – 20:15 Botswana (Paul Stanbury)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Wild Dogs (Ben Chapple)
20:45 – 21:05 Questions and chat
21:05 – 21:30 Close

Birds and Botany in Europe

First aired 19th January 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Spring and Autumn birding in Mallorca (Mike Crewe)
19:55 – 20:15 Puglia (Italy) in Spring (Jessica Turner)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 The Swiss Alps (Kerrie Porteous)
20:45 – 21:05 The Isles of Scilly (Andrew Cleave)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close

Birding in South America

First aired 5th January 2022
19:30 Welcome
19:35 – 19:55 Northern Peru (Rob Williams)
19:55 – 20:15 Bolivia (Jose Antonio Padilla)
20:15 – 20:25 Break
20:25 – 20:45 Colombia – The Magdalena Valley (Robin Smith)
20:45 – 21:05 Ecuador – The Andes & Amazon (Byron Palacios)
21:05 – 21:30 Questions and chat
21:30 Close