I awoke to the smoky smell of Maltabella oats, and had to look around some to see that I wasn’t on a boarding school camp in the Drakensberg. After a few helpings, sitting out on the damp deck (the rain must have come again in the night), Brett presented another angle on the circle of [...]
Recalling the falls
While scrolling through Africa Geographic’s Facebook page, I came across an image of the Victoria Falls. There are many pictures of this spectacular natural wonder around, but some, like this one (posted on 14 May), always manage to tug at my heartstrings. It rekindled my fondness for the falls … once seen, they never seem [...]
Wildlife photography: Chris Martin’s top tips
1. You need to switch between functions almost blindfolded: Often you will need to make adjustments to your shooting settings whilst the subject is in the frame – far easier to do if you know all the location buttons. 2. Get off the fully automatic program on your camera: You need to be familiar with shooting [...]
A brighter future: day 2 of a Children in the Wilderness camp
Today camp followed the theme of the ‘Circle of Life’. Janet, the camp co-ordinator and head of CITW South Africa, offered the day’s first lesson on leadership values, and was followed by Pafuri guide Jeffrey, who detailed the circle of life, and the interdependence of the species on each other. Once the theory had been grasped, [...]
First ever camera trap footage of the Cross River gorilla
Press Release Conservationists working in Cameroon’s Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary have collected the first ever camera trap video footage of the Cross River gorilla. With fewer than 250 individuals remaining, Cross River gorillas are the world’s rarest gorilla and a notoriously elusive species rarely observed directly by field researchers. Collected from one of four video camera [...]
Death in the Congo: The background to Garamba’s elephant tragedy!
I’ve never been to Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and I may never see the incredible reserve for myself. But I take great inspiration and motivation knowing that the park exists. There, wedged between the DRC, South Sudan and Uganda, amongst all the political and social problems of the area, rests [...]
A brighter future: diary from a Children in the Wilderness camp
Day 1 The lions’ hassling snarls went through the night, with pesky hyenas filling the occasional silence; the latter probably making their way towards the kill site. At about 05.30am I woke up with the light streaming in from all angles, a result of my sleeping with the tent blinds wide open to allow for [...]
Ian Player: man of the wilderness
Growing up brought with it a certain disappointment for me. Perhaps because, as a child, I always believed that the hero wins, that the good guy comes through in the end. And even if he dies it’s always for a greater good. After all, isn’t that how all great adventure stories end? Frodo destroys the [...]
Ol Pejeta – thirsty for rhinos
Ol Pejeta, in Kenya’s northern Laikipia District, is East Africa’s largest black rhino sanctuary. It stands to reason that during my trip there for Africa Geographic – see the full feature in our May issue – that I should come back with some pictures of the beasts. Trouble is that I was only booked in [...]
Introducing Chris Martin: wildlife photographer
Chris Martin is a wildlife photographer working in South Africa as a photographic field guide and as a member of Africa Nature Training. His photographs have been featured regularly in magazines in South Africa and internationally. Chris is excited about the prospect of blogging for us, and promises to share as much of his advice [...]
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A brighter future: diary from a Children in the Wilderness camp
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Death in the Congo: The background to Garamba’s elephant tragedy!
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Tracking endangered black rhinos in Africa’s heartland
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Boomslangs: friend or foe?
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Ol Pejeta – thirsty for rhinos
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A brighter future: day 3 of a Children in the Wilderness camp
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Recalling the falls
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Wildlife photography: Chris Martin’s top tips
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A brighter future: day 2 of a Children in the Wilderness camp
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First ever camera trap footage of the Cross River gorilla
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Andrew Wassung: Thanks very much guys, much appreciated! Look out ...
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Henry: This is one of the best Safari destination in Afri...
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Travel Magazine: Very Informative and great tips.......... Thx a lo...
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Esme\' Blair: Africa and Africans have no interest other than se...
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Steve J Blake: unfortunatly, same old, same old.Tragic. ...
