The Madagascar pochard – arguably the world’s rarest bird – has bred successfully in captivity building hope that it can be saved from extinction. The pochard was believed to be extinct until its rediscovery in 2006 on a single small lake, Lake Matsaborimena (or Red Lake), in northern Madagascar. Two years ago an emergency expedition [...]
About Holly Meadows
I’m Holly – Assistant Editor @ Safari . Born and raised in the rural British Counties, my mother began life on a sugar farm in Zululand. After reading Anthropology at university in London, working for a political activist filmmaker in India, and doing a short stint under the bright lights of Bollywood – I decided it was time to return to the motherland. To earn a crust in the name of wanderlust, I finished up a post grad in media and hotfooted around South Africa as a freelance travel journalist. Now, I’ve landed up in the hallways of Safari magazine. If your heart beats for Africa follow this blog & check out Safari. Follow @SafariEditor2
Harry the Pygmy Hippo, a rare baby boy for South Africa
In the early hours of last thursday morning, the 22nd of March, a tiny pygmy hippo was born in a dusty Karoo town in South Africa. Harry, named after the Prince because of his love for Africa and its animals, popped out into the world at the Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudsthoorn, where director Rob [...]
Moreish Morocco winner!
In our last issue of Safari interactive magazine we teamed up with Riad Monceau in Marrakech to offer a 3 night-stay in a double room and a traditional Moroccan cookery class for two people. Pete Luellen, who currently lives near Ithaca in the USA, has been picked as our lucky winner! On receiving the good news, [...]
Maasai Cricket Warriors
The Maasai Cricket Warriors are Maasai youth from Laikipia North in Kenya who have taken up playing cricket. The players are aiming to be role models in their communities where they claim to be actively campaigning against female genital mutilation, early childhood marriages and fighting for the rights of women. In December 2011, the Maasai Cricket [...]
Field Guide Training: Mashatu, Botswana (January 2012)
Ever dreamed of spending a year in the African bush? That’s exactly what Londoner Philip Dumas did when he packed in the city drone for the thrill of the Botswanan wilds. Here he recounts an unnerving lion encounter while on an EcoTraining course geared at building up your wildlife wits and becoming a professional field guide.
Women are heroes: Nairobi
JR is an anonymous frenchman who travels the world taking photos. His subjects are the unsung heroes of this planet, whose photographs he blows up and plasters freely in the streets. Back in 2008 he pitched up in the slum of Kibera, Nairobi, and embarked on a project to underline the dignity of African women. [...]
Top ten most romantic destinations in Africa
I am a hopeless romantic at heart. It’s a symptom I inherited at birth when my mother decided to deliver me to this world on Valentines Day. Ever since then my birthday has become sidelined for love. Why not a Valentine’s card? I moan, when the deluge of waffly sentiments from granny gets posted through [...]
Beach bum ellie
A lone elephant has been spotted surfing the beach breaks in Nuarro bay, just off the coast of northern Mozambique. We received news of this incredibly rare sighting from Nuarro eco-lodge manager Trienke Lodewijk. The bay of Nuarro is situated on the Baixo do Pinda Peninsula in the Memba District of Nampula Province. According to [...]
Talk Radio on Morocco
The week before last I was interviewed by talk show host Jenny Crwys-Williams about an article I wrote in Safari on food in Morocco. Jenny is a journalist who moved into electronic media after a successful audio test with the BBC in London in the 80s. Her interviews at Talk Radio 702 have included Archbishop [...]
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Hope for the Future: a scary split-up and the completion of stage one
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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Mountain gorilla habitat under siege in DR Congo
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Hope for the Future: dramatic scenery and ‘the day with the sunrise’
