Gear book review

IN 1924, THE American zoologist Nathan Everett Pearson published a work on the ichthyodiversity of Bolivia that is still unrivalled today. It was entitled ‘The fishes of the Río Beni catchment, Bolivi

EVERY RAINY SEASON, THE CRISTALINO RIVER IN THE SOUTH OF THE AMAZON BASIN BURSTS ITS BANKS, ENABLING TRAVELLERS TO KAYAK THROUGH A FLOODED FOREST.

The latest book releases for curious minds

John Miles rounds up the latest releases…

I’M CURRENTLY READING a wonderful book called Local, by British explorer Alastair Humphreys. After years of trekking across deserts, mountains and jungles he decides to buy a map of his local area ‘so

I WOULD ARGUE that one of the joys of this hobby is encountering people who are as passionate about aquaria, fishes and nature in general as myself. I find it quite wonderful to get into conversation