Dear Fids, You will be sad to hear that Barbara McHugo died on 8th August, but for her it was a peaceful and I think, blessed, release. She had been suffering from increasing dementia for some time. I have been in occasional touch with her carer, but she had lost my contact details so I…
The populations of wandering, black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have halved over the last 35 years on sub-antarctic Bird Island according to a new study published today (20 November) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The UKAHT are holding a reception at the Postal Museum in London on the 1st December to celebrate Antarctica Day. Lisa Avis the UKAHT Administration Manager would like to invite all BAS Club member
Snippets of Antarctica related news and information: progress on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, private expeditions to the pole, sale of a photograph at Sotheby’s of Scott .