“There is nothing that is so
exciting as holding an animal
in your hands and thinking,
'I'm the first person that's
ever seen this!'”

Steve Backshall

Naturalist, Writer & Presenter

From growing up on a farm in Surrey, Steve was always passionate about the great outdoors. Starting out as a travel writer for the Rough Guides on their Indonesian edition, he broke into television by spending a month living in the jungles of Columbia filming snakes, spiders and scorpions. Physically fit, Steve has a black belt in judo and is a keen rock climber and fell runner.

Steve’s television credits include Expedition Borneo, Expedition Alaska, Lost Land of the Jaguar and Lost Land of the Tiger.

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