There's something incredibly emotive about a lone penguin. A lone anything, really, but it was the sight of an animal that's usually part of a family unit, that got me asking "why?'

Hummingbirds are truly nature's jewels, their vibrant colours and delicacy captivating anyone lucky enough to witness them in flight. But beyond their beauty (and despite being the smallest birds on earth) lies a crucial role to be played in the intricate web of life on our planet.

In the vast expanse of the African savanna, the majestic African elephants, these gentle giants of the wild, are facing a silent threat that jeopardises their very existence. Illegal poaching has driven these iconic creatures to the brink of extinction, endangering not only their survival but also disrupting the delicate balance of the ecosystem they call home.

Would you wade through stagnant river water, swarmed by giant mozzies, fumbling through traps to find old tins of mackerel (and any other life form that happens to have found itself there), all in the name of research?

An existential crisis, sparked by climate and biodiversity loss fears, can inspire wholesale change in your life. Money is great, but life, and especially your live’s work, has to have purpose. Have you found yours? If not, read this!