BBC Inside Science (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00025cq) features the Weddell Sea Expedition (https://weddellseaexpedition.org/expedition-blog/) and it’s search for Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance (21min 20s into the programme) Prof. Julian Dowdeswell talks about the expedition, on a ship to shore line, giving an excellent recount of the epic journey Shackleton and his men embarked on […]
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We first reported on these wonderful penguins last June. They were made by the Scottish Knit and Natter group and have now made the long journey right down to the end of the world and have finally reached “home” in Antarctica. But this is not the end of their adventures. […]
You are warmly invited to the Private Viewing of Theo Crutchley-Mack’s first opening exhibition of the touring show: ‘Painting the Whaling Stations of South Georgia’ View 25 new original paintings and drawings in Theo’s first major exhibition since his 2 month Residency with the South Georgia Heritage Trust. Thu 17 […]
You can follow four beautiful species of #Albatross, from #egg to #fledge in 2019 using the hashtag #AlbatrossStories on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Albytaskforce Twitter https://twitter.com/AlbyTaskForce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albatross_stories/ or on the new blog https://community.rspb.org.uk/getinvolved/b/albatross-stories Image: Oli Prince
When you see an object in the Museum at South Georgia it would be easy to overlook the journey it may have made to get there. For example this scale model of Shackleton’s ship Endurance. The model, donated by creator Ken Greenwood from northern Georgia (USA), was professionally packed, glass […]
The South Georgia Association Autumn Event this year (in association with Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute) comprises a diverse programme including presentations on history, conservation, ecology, the arts and exploration. The speakers include SGHT’s Dickie Hall, Habitat Restoration (Survey Phase) Project Director and Theo Crutchley-Mack, Artist in Residence […]
They Knit and Natter and have been populating the globe with their wonderful crochet creations. Knit and Natter is just one of many activities offered by the charity Connects2Project in Glasgow, Scotland. See their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Connects2Project/ For four years now they have been sending their handmade goodies to places […]
Dickie Hall was interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Company CBC interview transcript and photos here He was also interviewed by BBC Radio 4 PM – the interview starts with a South Georgia Pipit singing!
SGHT Trustee Mike Richardson talks with Adam Rutherford about the Habitat Restoration project on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science. Listen to the interview in the clip below: Mike was also interviewed on the BBC World Service:
BBC Breakfast News featured the announcement that South Georgia has been declared rodent free. See the clip below – interview with SGHT CEO Alison Neil: The Scottish TV and Radio also ran features: STV News Dundee: feature BBC Radio Scotland feature The start of the survey was featured by […]