A Day in the Life of a Bear Conservationist
Thanks to Global Hobo for publishing another one of my stories. You can read it here
Thanks to Global Hobo for publishing another one of my stories. You can read it here
The incident in Sapporo on Friday has been getting a lot of media attention, even across the world.I want to briefly translate the explanation for the bear’s behaviour given by brown bear experts in Hokkaido. Firstly, this is a surprise even to bear experts–How did this bear get here…??? It was a relatively young bear … More Brown Bear Incident in Sapporo 18/06/2021
My new article on wildlife-watching in Japan, “Top 10 Japanese Animals and Where To Find Them” has been published and released on https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/10267/
New article published on AllAboutJapan: https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/9775/
Amélie Geeraert of Kokoro Media recently interviewed me about my blog, photography and discussed Japan’s nature hotspots and bear coexistence issues with me. The interview made the front page of Kokoro Media’s website and has been published here
Read before link expires on Dec 31st In October, I spent a month volunteering and later did paid data entry work for the Shikoku Natural History Scientific Research Centre. As part of my experience here, I gave a seminar on my work as a conservationist, comparing both New Zealand and Japanese conservation issues and explaining … More “A Dream of Bears in A Land Without Bears”
My friends and I finally found a day off that we shared (all of us work irregular shifts rather than having weekends or set days off) and agreed to go hiking together. It had been a while since our first escapade together to Myogi-san in Gunma Prefecture and we were keen for more. While not as precarious … More Mt Nekodake: Azumaya’s Littler Neighbour