Anthony Ham

Writing

Anthony has extensive experience in writing both long- and short-form narrative features and guidebooks. His feature articles range from in-depth analysis of current news events and travel stories to feature-length articles about the world’s wild places and the people and wildlife who together inhabit them.

The Last Lions of Africa: Stories from the Frontline in the Battle to Save a Species

This is the story of five different lion populations, across Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, and Tanzania. It tells how Maasai warriors went from killing lions to saving them in order to show their courage. It follows the family of Cecil the Lion who was trophy-hunted to worldwide anger in 2015, and tracks down Lady Liuwa, the last lioness of Liuwa Plains National Park, who made possible the return of lions to the region. The Last Lions of Africa also goes deep into the Kalahari to track down its world-famous lions and the San people still living in remote desert villages. And it speaks with those who survived lion attacks during a devastating period when lions turned on people in southern Tanzania.

David Quammen (Song of the Dodo, Spillover, and Breathless) called the book “vastly important”. Tony Park (The Last Survivor) described it as "urgent and important. This moving tale with a heroic cast of characters, leonine and human, is a must-read for anyone passionate about wildlife and wild places."

The Man Who Loved Pink Dolphins: A True Story of Life and Death in the Amazon

Beyond the Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon, Xixuaú is a remarkable stand of pristine rainforest. It exists thanks to a remarkable man named Chris Clark, and to a team of reluctant local and international conservationists. Together they dreamt big and stared down death threats to carve out a patch of rainforest that ensures a contiguous swathe of protected areas across northern Brazil. Part travelogue of my journey to, and time in, Xixuaú, and part biography of Chris Clark and his family and the land itself, The Man Who Loved Pink Dolphins is both homage to the wild places of South America and an uplifting tale of resilience and hope.

New York Times

Anthony writes for both the Science and Travel sections of the New York Times, which remains the world's premier newspaper. He has also written four features for the Australian edition of the Times' T Magazine.

 

Smithsonian Magazine

Smithsonian Magazine is one of those publications that still takes science seriously and values high-quality storytelling. 

BBC Travel

Writing for both the BBC and Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine has taken me to most corners of the globe.

Guidebooks

Anthony has written or contributed to more than seventy guidebooks for Lonely Planet, including first editions to Libya, Saudi Arabia and Algeria. His other titles include: Norway, Iceland, Africa, West Africa, Kenya, Botswana & Namibia, Southern Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia & Djibouti, Tanzania, Middle East, Madagascar, Morocco, Tunisia, Iran, Jordan, Oman, the UAE & Arabian Peninsula, Mauritius, Seychelles & Reunion, Australia, East Coast Australia, Tasmania, Spain, Madrid, Andalucía, Western USA, New England, USA National Parks, Georgia & the Carolinas