POPULAR wildlife expert, author and TV presenter Chris Packham is making the short trip from his home in the New Forest to the Regent Centre in Christchurch next month.

Chris presents his latest show, Tadpoles Not Included, on Thursday, December 4 at 7.30pm.

The show will feature close encounters with large hungry carnivores, close shaves with extinction, dangerous views about conservation and will expose the truth about our wildlife. Chris will be illustrating his show with his photographs and film clips in an evening packed with zoological riches, humorous anecdotes and thought provoking questions about the creatures we say we love – and some we say we don't.

There’s ecology, animal behaviour and the facts and figures but it’s not a lecture, it is for everyone of all ages who likes wildlife. As ever there will be plenty of time for questions at the end but what Chris really wants to know is why we have Facebook, Twitter, 3D, HD, PlayStation and Xbox but ‘Tadpoles Are Not Included.’