We haven’t come across anyone who watched Africa and didn’t enjoy it and everyone seems to have a favourite moment from this latest BBC nature series.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 10:30AM | tagged BBBC Natural History Unit, africa, bbbc, conservation, david attenborough, elephants, giraffe, rhino, safari | in nature news 
Charlie Outhwaite is currently one of Frontier London HQ's Research and Development Interns. Here's her top 5 list of what to do in her lifetime!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 3:58PM | tagged Antarctica, Arctic, amazon, david attenborough, pantigon, scuba dive, south africa | in Bucket List 
It's yet another David Attenborough and BBC wildlife documentary, but it is none the worse for it. A successful format that has worked before, it continues to do so in this new series - Africa.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 12:27PM | tagged BBC Natural History Unit, africa, bbc, david attenborough, giraffe, rhinos, safari | in nature news 
Cameraman Doug Allan has provided some of the most remarkable wildlife and natural history footage to have appeared on our screens, including many of the unforgettable sequences seen in hugely popular series' such as The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, and Frozen Planet. We ask Doug about his amazing career, from his favourite wildlife encounter to what it takes to be a cameraman. A truly fascinating interview well worth a read...
Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 12:36PM | tagged Cameraman, Doug Allan, Planet Earth, bbc, blue planet, david attenborough, human planet, natural history, www.dougallan.com | in Into the Wild Meets:, Job Jealousy 
In this instalment of Job Jealousy, we have been lucky enough to speak with James Brickell from the BBC's Natural HIstory Unit based in Bristol. James told us all about what his job as Series Producer/Directer invloves, his work with Sir David Attenborough and what we can expect from the future of wildlife filmmaking.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 12:27PM | tagged BBC NHU, Deadly60, James Brickell, Life in Cold Blood, Natural History Unit, david attenborough | in Job Jealousy This week we’re looking at some of the most incredible mass migrations in the natural world. With so many amazing journeys to choose from, deciding which ones to explore was far from easy.
Kicking things off today with the marine world, be sure to stay tuned this week to learn more about some of the most iconic and awe-inspiring voyages undertaken by land and air.
Pacific Salmon Run – North America and Canada
All five species of Pacific salmon migrate between freshwater and saltwater during their life cycle. Having made the journey from the freshwater streams in which they are born to the sea, they then return to these freshwater sites to lay their own eggs. Different ‘runs’ exist within the different species of Pacific salmon, with the Adams River sockeye run being one of the most famous. During their strenuous and lengthy spawning mission, the salmon face many different dangers, such as starvation (they do not feed once they leave their saltwater habitat) and hunting by humans, bears, otters and eagles. Man-made dams are increasingly posing a problem to the salmon. As if this was not enough to contend with, the salmon then fight one-another once they arrive at the breeding grounds.
Sardine Run – Southern Africa
This annual extravaganza is one of nature’s most impressive spectacles. The ‘run’ begins in the cool waters south of the African continent, where large shoals of sardines form before moving north into the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean. This mass migration of hundreds of millions of sardines is brought about by the movement of their main food source, plankton. As a cold-water current moves to the north, the sardines have no choice but to follow. This in turn attracts a vast array of predators to the area such as dolphins, sharks, sea birds and the immense Bryde’s whale, creating what has been dubbed ‘the greatest shoal on Earth’. The BBC’s incredible footage of the phenomenon is a truly amazing watch.
By Alex Prior
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 3:49PM | tagged ardines, bbc, canada, conservation, david attenborough, marine, marine life, migrations, ocean, salmon, wildlife 
