For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered with a layer of sediment.

Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance.

When out fossil hunting, it is very easy to forget that rather than telling you how the creatures lived, the remains you find indicate only where they became fossilized.

I have been raised to believe in freedom of thought and speech. If a minority wishes to accept that position it's their right. What I fear is that this minority may seem to be larger than it truly is. What is strange is that there are still people who believe the world is not a globe.

In the area of species protection, we should concern ourselves with what is right as opposed to what might be easier, or popular in the short term.

The elephants were being slaughtered in masses. Some were even killed in the vicinity of big tourist hotels.

The greatest problem we face is the growing number of people living in poverty. The related sense of hopelessness has to be impacting on every part of environmental management.