Liz Bonnin - TV Presenter

Liz Bonnin has produced over 40 primetime programs on topics ranging from animal behaviour to impactful environmental documentaries like Meat: A Threat to our Planet? and Drowning in Plastic. She presented the award-winning Galapagos, where she joined scientists for groundbreaking research and her first submersible dive. 

Her recent work includes Liz Bonnin’s Wild Caribbean on BBC Two, exploring wildlife and conservation in her Caribbean roots, and Our Changing Planet, a seven-year documentary series on endangered ecosystems, featuring a coral reefs special in spring 2024. In 2023, she investigated Arctic wildlife in Arctic from Above for Sky Nature and explored a dinosaur graveyard in Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs for BBC Two.

Beyond television, Liz hosts the podcast What Planet Are We On?, discussing environmental impacts and solutions with notable guests, and recently launched Dead River, covering Brazil’s worst environmental disaster. 

With a Master’s degree in wild animal biology, Liz speaks at various science and environmental events and was elected the first female president of The Wildlife Trusts. She received an Honorary Fellowship from the British Science Association, became a National Geographic Explorer in 2024, and is the recipient of the National Geographic Society’s 2024 Wayfinder Award.