Wildlife travel

Excess Baggage by BBC

Apr 7, 201227:58Society & Culture

John McCarthy explores wildlife travel with naturalist and tv presenter, Mark Carwardine, who has spent thirty years travelling around the world to observe and aid conservation of a huge range of species including whales...

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