James has been fascinated by wildlife since he was a boy and has written on all aspects of the natural world for a range of publications. He travels several weeks each year in search of wildlife, from the Andes of Ecuador and the savannah of East Africa to the teak forests of central India and the traditional farming landscapes of the Balkans. He enjoys discovering all types of wildlife and plants but, if pushed, would probably admit to getting most excited about birds and butterflies.
Click below to see examples of his work. James has also appeared on the Radio Four programme Excess Baggage; click here to listen. He also leads overseas tours, most recently to Macedonia in the summers of 2014, 2015 and 2016 (click here to see the wildlife report from that last trip), and to northern Greece in February 2017.
Baku, summer 2017
De-extinction
Baku, autumn 2016
Tigers
Wild Travel, June 2013
Displaying Birds
PrivatAir, May 2013
Saving Russia’s Big Cats
BBC Wildlife, November 2012
Cold Comfort for Rare Lynx
The Independent, 3 October 2012
There’s No Tiger Without Taiga
Daily Express, 22 Aug 2011
S.O.S. Save Our Swans
BBC Wildlife, July 2011
The Bird that thinks it’s a Cow: Hoatzins
BBC Wildlife, December 2010
La Brenne
BBC Wildlife, November 2010
Spanish Steppe
BBC Wildlife, June 2010
Maidscross Hill
BBC Wildlife June 2010
Bears and Leopards in Satpura, India
Daily Express, 16 April 2010
Animals Can Talk and We’re Listening
BBC Wildlife, Feb 2010
Where Thrushes Fear to Fly: Birdtrapping in Sardinia
Daily Express, 9 Dec 2009
The Song of the Lark and the Hum of the M1
Daily Express, 8 Oct 2009
Still Life
BBC Wildlife, October 2009
Flamingo Force: Po Delta
Daily Express, 1 Oct 2009
Walk on the Wild Side
BBC Wildlife, August 2009
French Leave: le Pays des Maures
Daily Express, 28 Aug 2009
The Mighty Elm Tree Rises Again
BBC Wildlife, May 2009
Living on the Edge: the Aran Islands