BBC News: Can orcas ever be healthy in captivity?

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?

Liz on board for Big Blue Live

BBC press for Big Blue Live, click here.

Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall will be co-presenting the exciting new three part live series Big Blue Live from the BBC’s Natural History Unit, co-produced by PBS.

Live from Monterey Bay, California they will be getting up close and personal to some amazing creatures. While Steve seeks out migrating whales and dolphins from a boat in the bay, Liz will delve into the science of how the journey of these animals takes place from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The Independent On Sunday: Time to remember the power and beauty of nature

The Independent On Sunday: Time to remember the power and beauty of nature

The Western Ghats of India are home to one of the world’s greatest tropical rainforests and a staggering number of floral and faunal species, which is some- what confounding when you consider the 400 million people who also live here. Somehow, some of the most biodiverse wildlife on the planet manages to survive among a fragmented landscape of forests, plantations and villages.