Heather Richardson

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Heather Richardson is a freelance journalist from the UK and based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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A Bengal tiger.

‘Your tiger killed my cattle’: As big cats thrive in Bhutan, farmers struggle

Heather Richardson 23 Jan 2023

For Africa’s great apes, a post-pandemic future looks beyond tourism

Heather Richardson 9 Jun 2021

Tanzanian women carry new beehives into the forest. Photo by Felipe Rodriguez/APW

Beyond tourism: A call for business ideas that protect African wildlife, ecosystems

Heather Richardson 16 Sep 2020

Great white carcass, Gansbaai. Image courtesy Hennie Otto/Marine Dynamics

Where are South Africa’s great white sharks?

Heather Richardson 10 Jun 2020

Loss, resilience and community amid an outbreak: Q&A with gorilla researcher Magdalena Bermejo

Heather Richardson 4 Jun 2020

Mountain gorilla in neighboring Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Photo for Mongabay.com by Rhett A. Butler.

For great apes at risk of infection, COVID-19 is also an economic threat

Heather Richardson 13 Apr 2020

Chacma baboons in Tokai. Image by Ted Matherly via Flickr (CC BY-NC-2.0)

Urban wildlife: Managing Cape Town’s baboons

Heather Richardson 28 Jan 2020

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Coral reef in Sombrero Island, Philippines.

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