I think if you go out with too hard a conservation message, then you convince people that it's all doom and gloom… — Steve Backshall Doom and gloom Copy Share Image
My dad will sit out in the last tiny corner of the garden that has sunshine until the millisecond the final vestige… — Steve Backshall Dad Copy Share Image
The scariest animal is without doubt human beings. We are the only species that decimates the very environment that we require to… — Steve Backshall Animal Copy Share Image
I'm actually getting to the stage where places I travelled to for the first time in the early 1990s are now unrecognisable.… — Steve Backshall Early Copy Share Image
Well, there are without doubt species of jellyfish around the world that are potentially lethal to human beings, some of which shut… — Steve Backshall Around the world Copy Share Image
I appreciate that I'm in the privileged situation of getting to spend my entire life outdoors with wildlife, and I know first… — Steve Backshall Animals Copy Share Image
A lot of people think it's insane to swim out in blue water with a great white shark, but my experience tells… — Steve Backshall Blue Copy Share Image
My job has changed so much over recent years because of social media. You can now watch a programme and see how… — Steve Backshall Blue Copy Share Image
Britain has some of the finest climbing on the planet, with a sense of wilderness that rivals anywhere else on earth. You… — Steve Backshall Crashing waves Copy Share Image
I was always really into the facts and figures and the statistics about nature and I always loved learning about it and… — Steve Backshall Climbing trees Copy Share Image
If I could be any animal I'd probably be a wandering albatross, the bird with the largest wing span. Being able to… — Steve Backshall Animal Copy Share Image
The night sky, seen from a deserted foothold where no man-made light shines, is more spectacular than any giant cinema screen could… — Steve Backshall Cinema Copy Share Image
Fences split up the territory that a hedgehog has to forage in so having a little hole in your fence could well… — Steve Backshall Fence Copy Share Image
My best generic tip, would be to be always thinking of an escape strategy. Always look around you and think 'what if'?… — Steve Backshall Best Copy Share Image
The flesh-eating cockroaches and venomous centipedes in the Gomantong cave in Borneo were pretty unsavoury. They turn the floor of the cave,… — Steve Backshall Bird Copy Share Image
Dehydration is a serious problem, particularly for young hedgehogs in the summer, so having some water out that they can drink is… — Steve Backshall Drink Copy Share Image
Several of my books are 'How to' guides, specifically about getting outdoors, giving kids and parents ideas for what to do in… — Steve Backshall Book Copy Share Image
I've been doing expeditions for a living for more than 20 years and know all about what you have to go through… — Steve Backshall Adventure Copy Share Image
I'm driven by the sense that there are still parts of the planet that no one knows anything about. — Steve Backshall About Copy Share Image
And I'm completely into the idea of being a dad. If the opportunity arises for us to switch roles and let Helen… — Steve Backshall Back Copy Share Image
Most of my job is out in the wild, miles away from the public and it's nice to see people and hear… — Steve Backshall Job Copy Share Image
People are used to seeing natural history programmes that have been filmed over many years which are concentrated, focused visions of natural… — Steve Backshall Dreams Copy Share Image
The number one piece of advice that you would ever get with working with any large predator is don't run. If you… — Steve Backshall Advice Copy Share Image
