Mark Carwardine Quotes

United Kingdom, Zoologist
March 9, 1959

Mark Carwardine (born 9 March 1959) is a British zoologist who achieved widespread recognition for his Last Chance to See conservation expeditions with Douglas Adams, first aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Since then he has become a leading and outspoken conservationist, and a prolific broadcaster, columnist and photographer.

To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach your boat and look you straight in the eye is without doubt one of the most extraordinary experiences on the planet.

Mark Carwardine
- Doubt
- Boat
I can't write unless I'm overlooking water.

Mark Carwardine
- Water

Nothing speaks louder than an evocative photograph that stirs the imagination, tugs at the heart strings and engages the mind.

Mark Carwardine
- Mind
- Heart
- Imagination
The Galapagos Islands are probably the most famous wildlife-watching destination in the world. And no wonder - it's almost impossible to exaggerate the sheer spectacle of the place that provided inspiration for Charles Darwin's ground-breaking theory of natural selection.

Mark Carwardine
China is responsible for a lot of the major conservation issues we're facing. It's the main market for rhino horn. Tigers are being killed for tiger bone wine. They're driving the tropical timber trade and illegal logging in Indonesia, and the trade in tropical reef fish.

Mark Carwardine
- Driving
- Wine
- Tiger
The scary thing is that in my lifetime, 95 per cent of the world's rhinos have been killed.

Mark Carwardine
- World
- Scary