Antarctica is renowned as the coldest, driest and highest continent. Its inhospitable climate makes it the harshest place for life on earth, but the few birds that breed there include some truly iconic species, including the ultimate penguin. It’s now possible to visit an Emperor Penguin colony from Cape Town – at a price!
Andrew de Blocq, former
penguinologist and Avitourism
Project Manager at BirdLife
South Africa, has left the nest
after six years. We asked
him about the highlights and
challenges, what’s new on his
horizon and why New Zealand
police officers make the best
birders.
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