Press Release: African Parks We are pleased to report that a major anti-poaching breakthrough has been made at Odzala-Kokoua National Park with the arrest of the kingpin of a regional ivory poaching and trafficking ring. The arrest of Ngondjo Ghislain, alias “Pépito”, represents a coup for Park Manager Leon Lamprecht and his law enforcement team …
Desert Elephants of Namibia
Scott Ramsay shares with us a memorable experience he had amongst desert elephants of North-West Nambia
2 weekends, 4000 trees – Greenpop’s Reforest Fest at South Africa’s southern-most indigenous forest
Press Release courtesy of Greenpop Come experience and give back to the unique ecosystem and intense biodiversity of Platbos Forest – where Afromontane tree species combine with coastal forest tree species. For the third year running, Greenpop will be hosting the Reforest Fest in Platbos forest. This annual reforestation effort has seen over 3000 indigenous …
Africa’s Animal Q&A
Africa Geographic’s science editor Tim Jackson answers your questions about wildlife. Send yours to leni@africageographic.com and you could win one of Struik Nature’s books on African flora and fauna! Question: We have observed male nyalas moving in slow motion, carefully lifting one foot and just as carefully setting it down again, as if they were …
What is the function, if any, of a hornbill’s casque?
Africa Geographic’s science editor Tim Jackson answers your questions about wildlife. Send yours to leni@africageographic.com and you could win one of Struik Nature’s books on African flora and fauna! Question: What is the function, if any, of a hornbill’s casque? Kian Kista, via e-mail Answer: Now that’s a topic of much debate, and there is …
What kind of fair-trade traveller are you?
Whether you’re a true city-slicker or a five-star hippy, you can turn your stay and adventures into eco-friendly experiences with the Fair Trade Tourism organisation. In this month’s issue of Africa Geographic, traveller and journalist Catherine Sempill leaves only footprints as she spends some guilt-free time discovering sustainable tourism accommodations, tours and high-adrenalin adventures around …
Aerial portfolio: Experience Africa from above
Kenya, Botswana, Namibia and the Seychelles: these are the magical places photographer Martin Harvey visited and immortalised in his aerial portfolio ‘Africa from Above’. Here’s an appetiser for what awaits you in the current issue of Africa Geographic. For Martin Harvey’s full portfolio and his tips for aerial wildlife photography get your special anniversary issue …
Mind your language: how to speak ‘shark’
Interactions between humans and sharks are often mirrored by bad press. Recent research shows how the repeated use of words such as ‘monster’ and ‘attack’ can influence the way we perceive these ocean predators. Most of you might remember Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws and Steven Spielberg’s subsequent movie in which the great white shark was referred …
How to snorkel with seal pups
Prior to my trip to Duiker Island off Hout Bay, friends had warned me about a possible addiction. They were right! 1. Seek adventure outside your comfort zone The ocean is both a magical and majestic place and more often than not you only get to experience its amazing underwater world when you seek adventure …
Getting our groove back
Inhambane, Mozambique, was not going to make it easy for us to just leave her in one easy swoop. No sooner had we loaded the boat up with some of our heavier clobber from the beach, the heavens decided to open up, again, and dump half of Africa’s annual rainfall onto our heads. Ok, maybe …
Chatting to a leopard lover
Jason Kipling is a passionate game ranger who works at the Umkumbe Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. An avid wildlife photographer and keen conservationist, he has an unwavering passion for leopards (Panthera pardus). When he is not tending to guests, his days are spent tracking these graceful creatures that are found in …
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Anti-Poaching Breakthrough at Odzala-Kokoua National Park
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Leopard interacts strangely with a vehicle
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Elephant ‘tramples to death suspected poacher’
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Chatting to a leopard lover
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Eco-Friendly Camp in the Greater Kruger
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Proflight Zambia flies orphaned hippo to safety
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Leopard interacts strangely with a vehicle
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Madagascar by the compass
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Elephant ‘tramples to death suspected poacher’
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Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
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Jean Robson: You are in Africa, the real thing, not some glorif...
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