Tom Clynes












































About the Author

Tom Clynes is a journalist and photographer whose curiosity has taken him to some of the world's most remote corners. Tom covers environmental issues, energy, science and adventure travel for a wide range of publications. He has reported on Ebola outbreaks and armed conflicts in central Africa, retraced Edmund Hillary's climbs in New Zealand, learned to fly in the Australian outback, and chased the ghosts of outlaws and freedom fighters in Iceland, Jamaica and Vanuatu. Tom is a contributing editor for the magazine National Geographic Adventure, and also writes regularly for Popular Science, Men's Journal and Backpacker. His books include "Wild Planet" and "Music Festivals from Bach to Blues."


Interviews


Audio: Host Bob Edwards speaks to Tom Clynes about a controversial anti-poaching program in central Africa.



Audio: Tom Clynes shares stories and behind-the-scenes happenings from his travels with militant conservationists in Central Africa.

Audio: Connection host Dick Gordon talks to Tom Clynes about eco-mercenaries in central Africa.





Selected Work

Articles
The Outlaw's Guide to Iceland
Following the thousand-year-old trail of saga hero Grettir the Strong, through Europe's last great wilderness.
They Shoot Poachers, Don't They?
A band of Wyoming conservationists fights to save the last large piece of pristine savanna in Africa from marauding gangs of Sudanese poachers.
Dangerous Medicine
In northern Uganda, doctors and virus hunters risk their lives on the front lines of the Ebola epidemic.
The World's Toughest Trucker
Warm beer won't win you any friends up here, mate. Trucker Garry White's Australian torture trek fuels the fridge.
Books
Wild Planet! 1,001 Extraordinary Events for the Inspired Traveler
Festivals, celebrations and tribal gatherings from more than 100 countries on every continent.
Music Festivals from Bach to Blues
The first-ever guide to all genres of North American music festivals.


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