Lizzie Daly
Wildlife Biologist, Filmmaker, Presenter and Explorer
Effervescing with knowledge and zeal, scientist, explorer, TV presenter and filmmaker Lizzie Daly is known for her adventurous spirit and propensity for pushing the physical boundaries.
Film Work
Lizzie recently worked alongside US-based experts and marine research institutions to examine the marine life of North America, for a new Love Nature, Deep Dive North America.
This is a spin-off from Deep Dive Australia which aired on Sky in the UK in February 2024. This saw Lizzie circumnavigate across Australia to reveal fascinating insights into the continent’s diverse and charismatic marine life.
2024 also saw the release of Jaguar Journals (Love Nature and Sky) which follows Lizzie deep in the south of the Pantanal to uncover the lives of the Jaguars that live there.
As a wildlife expert with a love of marine life she has featured in numerous BBC films on BBC One (The One Show) and BBC Wales speaking about lampreys, sharks, conger eels and more.
Other film credits include Solved, Nature's Greatest Mysteries (Animal Planet), Weatherman Walking (BBC One) 2020 and 2021 series, Curious Creatures (BBC Two) and Winterwatch (BBC Two).
Live broadcasting credits include hosting National Geographic LIVE Meet the Expert; BBC Live Lessons; Winterwatch LIVE and Blue Planet LIVE Lessons.
Adventurer
Lizzie has spent a huge amount of time in extreme environments. In particular she has been on numerous expeditions to the Arctic circle, both with crew and alone. Highlights included filming musk oxen and killer whales, and being able to document the devastating impact of a changing polar environment.
Lizzie is an avid rock climber, ultra runner, diver (HSE qualified) and freediver. In 2022, Lizzie completed a 140km solo run in the Finnish Arctic Circle, which saw temperatures of -35 degrees.
In 2019, during #WildOceanWeek Daly travelled the UK to document and share her extraordinary marine encounters. A film of her diving alongside a giant barrel jellyfish in Cornwall went viral.
Speaker
As a wildlife enthusiast and biology scientist, Lizzie speaks on a range of topics.
An experienced host and compere, in 2023 Lizzie interviewed Steve Backshall live at the launch of his book Deep Blue, and hosted the prestigious annual IFAW awards ceremony in London. In 2022, Lizzie hosted the Panda Awards at Wildscreen Festival and, prior to this, interviewed over 40 people, including Al Gore and Lewis Pugh, as part of the COP26 ‘COPTV’ series. She has also given talks at Google, New Scientist, Norwich Science Festival, Blue Earth Summit, Royal Geographic Society, Northern Ireland Science Festival, Chester Zoo, and the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show, to name a few.
SpeakerTestimonial
“Lizzie was great; incredibly engaging and very personable. She pulled the audience in, creating a subtle yet natural connection with the overall event message and concept. 5 stars!” - Cogs and Marvel for Google Earth Day 2022
Books
In 2024, Lizzie launched her first wildlife book for children. Life in the Wild, shares the stories of ten incredible animals, including the longest travelled Great White Shark, the oldest living wild bird, and a puma-turned-long-distance-swimmer!
Radio and Podcasts
Lizzie hosted four-part BBC Radio Wales Climate Change Series, What If?, and was a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s, Nature Table with Sue Perkins. She also hosted the Country Land and Business Association’s podcast and been featured on the Where to Go podcast, by DK Eyewitness.
Filmmaking
Lizzie is broadly experienced drone operator and cinematographer, having filmed extensively for both broadcast and for her own personal films. She has hosted and produced her own online films in aid of various campaigns, including National Geographic’s ‘Meet The Expert’ on YouTube, and her own ‘Earth Live Lessons’ on YouTube during 2020..
Commitments
Lizzie is near completing her PhD, within which she is using tag technology to better understand the movements of wild animals in changing landscapes. She is also an Academic Teaching and Outreach Fellow at Swansea University.
Lizzie was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in recogniton of her extraordinary contribution to conservation, science communication and exploration.
As a dedicated conservationist, Lizzie is committed to caring for our oceans and protecting our wild spaces. She is an ambassador for the Marine Conservation Society, the Jane Goodall Institute UK, the first ever female patron of ORCA, and an ambassador for the Norwich Science Festival.
Photography by Olly Pemberton, Nush Freedman, Madison Stewart, Elizabeth Streeter, Thrudark.
