Original source: Guardian.co.uk “Fears of a rise in poaching as Asian traders look for alternatives to tigers as a source of ingredients for traditional medicine Koos Hermanus would rather not give names to the lions he breeds. So here, behind a 2.4-metre high electric fence, is 1R, a three-and-a-half-year-old male, who consumes 5kg of meat …
Courteney Blunden on the lions of Klaserie
Courteney Blunden is one of the founders of the Africa on Foot camp in Klaserie Private Nature Reserve in the Greater Kruger National Park area. He is also a keen conservationist with a passion for lion pride dynamics. Boasting over 10 years guiding experience within a variety of private Kruger reserves, Courteney has been privileged …
Lions in the living room at Gorongosa National Park
Gorongosa National Park in Central Mozambique stands as a representative for environmental change and a commitment to conservation by both government and local communities. As far back as 1920 this park has been a protected wildlife area, and was the scene of the first-ever wildlife survey, providing a perspective on animal activity never seen before. …
The lion eats tonight
There is something magical about the bush at night. You might expect it to be silent as everything goes to sleep, but in fact that’s when it starts to wake up. Nature has a shift-work system in operation: when one animal goes to sleep, another wakes up to take its place. After our afternoon safari …
Richard Turere: Young Wildlife Hero
Richard Turere hates African lions, yet this thirteen-year-old Kenyan has become one of the wildlife heroes protecting African lions. Like most village boys his age, Richard is responsible for safeguarding his family’s livestock. “We are enemies, “ he says about the large-cat predators who come out of the nearby Nairobi National Park to prey on cows, goats …
Stories from Marataba: Babe the Bushpig
So, have you checked out the beauty that is Marataba since my last post? How many times have I told friends that I am finally living my dream? Woven into this dream are a host of characters in the Marataba web of life. In the last post, I mentioned a bush pig that had had …
The Return of Lions to Central Mozambique
By Paola Bouley, Senior Researcher Projecto Leões da Gorongosa – the Gorongosa Lion Project. Alluring, potent, irrevocable – this is Gorongosa – a resilient, wild landscape that is home to Central Mozambique’s core population of African lion, and the focus of one of Africa’s most ambitious large-scale wildlife restoration efforts. That’s why just 8 months …
The Flying Lion Saga
Flying pigs we have come across in our imaginations, but flying lions? While both of these images are counter-intuitive, one imaginary flying mammal has recently taken to the skies in a very real way. And it ain’t the pigs. Malawi’s Majete Game Reserve hasn’t always been a Big Five destination, but thanks to a number …
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 a pair of Lynx binoculars! Q: If an impala, say, dies of natural causes like a disease, will the big cats, especially lions, still regard it as normal prey and eat it? Mike Eagar, via e-mail A: Bottom line, yes! …
A Wild Dog for Dinner
We found these notes from a Kruger National Park guide both moving and insightful. The ‘king of the jungle’ is indeed a fearsome despot. ‘Near Skukuza, we came across a group of African wild dogs – three adults and 10 puppies aged about three months. As we watched them, the adults started behaving very nervously …
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