Last Chance to See

In the 1980s celebrated writer Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and together they embarked on a lively and groundbreaking expedition, travelling the globe in search of the world’s endangered animals.

Twenty years later Adams' great friend, comic genius and compere extraordinaire Stephen Fry, is returning with Mark to see if the species still exist. Six separate journeys will take them to Madagascar, New Zealand, China, Mauritius, Indonesia and The Congo to look for a flightless parrot, the Yangtze river dolphin, man-eating Komodo dragons, man's closest living relative, the pygmy chimpanzee and an animal so bizarre it seems to have been assembled from bits of other creatures.

These are not just travels to the four corners of the world, but a journey in time to open our eyes to what humans have done to the Earth in the 20 years since the original Last Chance to See expeditions. It is a unique insight into the disappearing world around us, by the most extraordinary, informed, enthusiastic and amusing partnerships and will be required reading for anyone interested in the natural world.

Author Biography

Mark Carwardine is a zoologist, writer, photographer, consultant and broadcaster with a special interest in marine wildlife. He has written more than 40 books, including several bestsellers, and presents a wide variety of natural history programmes on BBC Radio 4. A keen diver for many years, he leads shark and whale-watching holidays to many parts of the world and is an ardent supporter of several wildlife conservation organisations. Comic genius and Renaissance man, Stephen Fry is writer, actor, comedian, broadcaster, director and librettist. He was voted among the all time top 50 comedians by fellow comedians and ranked 6th in the BBC's Top Living Icon awards.