Countrywise: Guide To Britain sets out to inspire us all to explore the beautiful British countryside – with its hidden gems, natural wonders and great escapes.
Galapagos Conservation Trust
Read Liz's "Folk We Love" interview for Responsible Travel
Cheltenham Science Festival 2016
Liz chairs a host of talks at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival, including a discussion about 'Whales: Giants of the Oceans', and the future of zoos, delving into the issues raised on her Horizon programme: 'Should We Close Our Zoos?
Big Blue Live win 2016 BAFTA for Live Event
Nature's Epic Journeys
Is it time to close our zoos?
Is it time to close our zoos? Click here to read The Telegraph interview with Liz Bonnin.
BBC News: Can orcas ever be healthy in captivity?
Last month SeaWorld announced it was ending its orca breeding programme and said the 29 orcas currently in its parks would be the last. But the company did not step back from its long-held claim that its orcas - also known as killer whales - live long healthy lives. Liz Bonnin was granted unique access to SeaWorld to investigate this claim and weigh the scientific evidence.
Horizon: Should We Close Our Zoos? - April 17th at 9pm on BBC2
Liz Bonnin presents a provocative episode of Horizon investigating how new scientific research is raising hard questions about zoos – the film explores how and why zoos keep animals, and ultimately whether they need to change to keep up with modern science, or ultimately be consigned to history. Zoos have tried to rebrand themselves as centres of research, conservation and education, but to what extent do they achieve these aims? With contemporary understanding about the complexity of animal behaviour, and the fact that most of us can see animals up close and in high definition in their natural environment on television, Horizon asks, in the 21st century, can we really justify keeping animals in zoos?
