Ian Maxwell FRGS is a Zambian
tracker who tracks wildlife and humans in
desert
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...
s and
jungles. He is a Fellow of the
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...
. He was awarded the Winston Churchill Fellowship for life for his work in conservation, and he wrote "Manhunter. The Art of Tracking" and 'Animal Tracks ID and Techniques''. He received a medal from the Queen at Buckingham Place for Tracking and Conservation of Big Cats.
He has presented Big Cat Track on Animal Planet and Maxs Big Tracks on Discovery Animal Planet on TV. He is a public speaker and operates a tracking school in the UK calle
Shadowhawk
He is a specialist in the art of detection.
Appeared in BBC One Show as an expert tracker.
TV Appearances
BBC1: The One Show.
CBBC: Beat The Boss.
BBC2: James May Manlab.
BBC2: Long Way Down. Ewan Mcgregor.
Discovery: Maxs Big Tracks.7x 1 hour programs tracking the most elusive animals in the world.
Discovery/ Animal Planet: Big Cat Track.
Animal Planet: Geoff Corwins Quest.
Chanel 5:How To Survive A Disaster Movie.
Zambezi. The recreation of David Livingstone's 1864 ascent of the Zambezi. Starts in Indian Ocean and travels up the Zambezi to Livingston via Mary Livingstone's lonely grave on the banks and many historical forts of the Zulu.
Advisor to ITV Wild At Heart.
References
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* http://www.shadowhawk.co.uk
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090418003238/http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=1890
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage/index_20070203.shtml
* https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/dec/01/saturday.green
Manhunter. The Art of Tracking
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
British hunters
Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society