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 …
The Naked Baboon
Photos by Ann Warner These pictures were taken outside the complex of the Caribbea Bay Hotel, Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe. Says Ann Warner: “We were coming back to the hotel about 4.30pm in the afternoon, when I could not believe my eyes and asked my husband to stop the car. Sitting on a rock was …
Conservation is Politics: Zambia’s Hunting Landscape
On 9 January 2013, the Zambian Minister of Tourism Sylvia Masebo – responsible through its board for the parastatal the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) – called a meeting at very short notice in Lusaka of all the hunting-safari stakeholders. Vice-President Scott attended. Rolf Shenton, the former MP for Mkushi whose father Barry brought the first …
Elephant Kicks Buffalo in the Head!
This amusing video has emerged from the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa. A curious teenage elephant tries his luck with a big buffalo bull… Keen to visit South Africa? Check out Tau Game Lodge , one of Africa Geographic’s Special Places.
The 10 Most Remarkable Birds in Ghana
Here they are – the most interesting and sought-after birds in all of Ghana according to Africa Geographic travel director Christian Boix. For the opportunity to see these birds, join Africa Geographic’s unique birding expedition to Ghana. Enquire here. 1. White-necked Picathartes Bounds through the forest stealthily and effortlessly from one liana to the …
The Lion, Hyena and the Tragedy of the Baby Giraffe
By Jemima Middleton I have always been told that after the rains, the bush erupts in a frenzy of territory-marking and reclamation of domains, as the storms wash away all previous signs of ownership and dominance. As a result, the post-rain slushiness can often bring about some of the most startling sightings. The other morning, …
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 …
Mine rejected: A Victory for Lower Zambezi National Park
It seems that a bright semblance of sanity has appeared over the once-murky Zambian horizon. A few weeks ago, I wrote a charged story about the absurdity of a proposed open cast copper mine in the Lower Zambezi National Park. Few of the due processes were being followed, the Australian mining company (Zambezi Resources) was …
Kangaluwi: The Lower Zambezi National Park battle begins!
Alright, just a quick note before we start. I would hate for you to get half way through this post, throw up your hands in disgust and say: ‘Not another seedy mining project. People are horrible, I’ve had enough, what’s the point?’. I mention this because these were some of the thoughts that came into …
A lion’s sense of humour
By Alek Komarnitsky This photo was taken June 28, 2012 in Nairobi National Park. I was staying at Emakoko, a great new lodge inside the park. Due to late rains, the grass was high and the lions used this sign to get a viewpoint. I am sure glad they can read. Keen to visit Kenya? …
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