Wildlife Preservation Autumn 2012.indd - Wildlife Protection Society ...

Snakeman. This semi-autobiography is
accompanied by Austin’s spectacular
photographs and describes his many
adventures with wildlife from his early
years onwards, as well as his work
on his rst television series and the
realities of wildlife conservation today.
In August 2007 Austin began
lming his second 12-part television
series, Austin Stevens Adventures
2, in collaboration with Cine ix
Canada, UK’s Channel 5, Tigress
Productions and Discovery Channel.
The series launched Austin on
another bout of world travel in search
of unusual wild animal behaviour.
The series encompassed heartstopping
encounters with wildlife
and took viewers to some of the most
spectacular places on the planet.
Work on the series was completed
in October 2009. Austin Stevens was
nominated for Canada’s 24 th Annual
Gemini Awards in 2009. Austin
received a nomination for ‘Best Host
or Interviewer in a General/Human
Interest Series’ for the In Search of
Armoured Giants episode of his series
Austin Stevens Adventures 2. This
Australian Wildlife Vol 2 - Autumn 2012
series also received a nomination for
‘Best General/Human Interest Series.
In July 2011, Austin and I relocated
from Africa to Queensland’s Fraser
Spade-footed gecko on Namib Desert sand dune, Namibia. Photo: Austin Stevens
Adolescent male lion in Kalahari Desert. Photo: Austin Stevens
Coast, where we joined the Wildlife
Preservation Society of Australia and
where Austin is presently working on
his third book.
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