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Photographer of the Year 2020 Winners

These fantastic images from WINNERS in Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari

Open letter calls on the World Tourism Organization to ban wildlife interactions

Animal welfare & tourism groups call on the United Nations World Tourism Organization to ban captive wildlife tourism interactions

20mm pygmy seahorse discovered in South Africa

A divemaster has discovered a new species of pygmy seahorse in a sandy coral reef in Sodwana Bay, South Africa, that is only 20 mm long.

5,5 million hectare Chinko basin in CAR now under African Parks management

5,5 million hectare Chinko basin now under African Parks management – 25 year agreement signed with Central African Republic government

The 10 cat species of Africa

Africa has 10 cat species, from the iconic lion and leopard to tiny secretive species that few people have seen or even heard of.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Finalists

These fantastic images from FINALISTS in Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari

NEWSDESK: Major CITES changes required to prevent next pandemic + Ecotourism collapse threatens communities and wildlife + Wuhan officially bans eating wild animals

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Semi Finalists – Gallery 1

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Semi Finalists – Gallery 2

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari.

NEWSDESK: Brussels airport bushmeat + China to pay some wildlife farmers to stop + hunger threatens Kruger wildlife

Wildlife trade between South Africa and China exposed – legal and illegal

The vast scale of legal and illegal trade in wildlife species between South Africa and China – many of them CITES 1 species – has been revealed by an extensive report.

Forest elephant populations smaller than previously thought

Africa’s forest elephant populations are smaller than was previously thought, say researchers. This realisation has a significant impact on future priorities and conservation strategies.

Kevin Richardson, the ‘Lion Whisperer’ – hard questions and frank replies

Kevin Richardson, AKA ‘Lion Whisperer – some hard questions and frank replies about his public shows of affection for his captive lions

NEWSDESK: Pangolins being sold on Facebook + game farm industry collapse + wildlife traffickers are stockpiling

The importance of bats

Bats are vital role-players for biodiversity & farm crops. It’s time for humankind to acknowledge & protect these hard-working mammals

NEWSDESK: Namibia’s successful black rhino custodianship programme + China’s wet vs wildlife markets + Great apes and COVID-19

NEWSDESK: Namibia’s successful black rhino custodianship programme + China’s wet vs wildlife markets + great apes and COVID-19

Farming wild animals – is China the model for South Africa?

Farming wild animals is a big industry in South Africa but not near the Chinese scale. Should SA follow China’s lead, as it seems to be doing?

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 22 – Gallery 4

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 22 – Gallery 3

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 22 – Gallery 2

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 22 – Gallery 1

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari.

NEWSDESK: China will struggle to close wildlife trade + lobbies oppose Nairobi NP plans + Oupoot the Knysna elephant

What’s in a (scientific) name?

The weird meanings behind animal scientific names – for example, the black rhino scientific name means ‘double horn double horn’

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 21 – Gallery 3

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 21 – Gallery 1

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you phoning AG to arrange your next safari

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 21 – Gallery 2

These fantastic images from entrants to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you phoning AG to arrange your next safari

NEWSDESK: Blanket wildlife trade bans + SA venison market & zoonotic disease + call to halt big cat bone trade

Newsdesk: Blanket wildlife trade bans + SA venison market & zoonotic disease + call to halt big cat bone trade

Hyenas eat baby elephant while its mother watches helplessly – both elephants were stuck in mud

Hyenas eat baby elephant while its mother watches helplessly – both elephants were stuck in mud. WARNING: Some may find the images distressing.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 20 – Gallery 1

These fantastic images submitted to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your next safari

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 20 – Gallery 3

These fantastic images submitted to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your next safari

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 20 – Gallery 2

These fantastic images submitted to Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your next safari

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 19 – Gallery 2

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your safari, and packing your bags

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 19 – Gallery 1

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your safari, and packing your bags

NEWSDESK: Caged lions and Coronavirus + Maasai Mara poaching threat under lockdown + eco nightmare project for Limpopo River basin

Caged lions and Coronavirus + Maasai Mara poaching threat under lockdown + eco nightmare project for Limpopo River basin

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 18 – Gallery 1

Our Photographer of the Year 2020 competition, brought to you by Airlink, with a stunning safari prize provided by Djuma Private Game Reserve, is now in full swing and open for submissions! The competition runs from December 2019 through to the end of April 2020, and there is a great prize up for grabs! The overall winner, first […]

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 18 – Gallery 3

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 18 – Gallery 2

Which African countries have the highest percentage of protected land?

We compare the proportion of each African country’s land that falls under some form of protected status – to assess their conservation ranking

Secretive forest species such as giant ground pangolins and Congo peafowl revealed by camera traps in DR Congo

Secretive forest species such as giant ground pangolin, Congo peafowl and cusimanse revealed by camera traps in DR Congo.

NEWSDESK: Elephants kill 2 Zimbabweans + US$74bn Chinese wildlife trade explained + Coronavirus link to bats and pangolins (new research from China)

Elephants kill 2 in Zimbabwe + US$74bn Chinese wildlife trade explained + Coronavirus link to bats and pangolins (new research from China)

Elephant Warriors

Elephant collaring in the Greater Kruger by Elephants Alive and Blue Sky Society Trust – a process driven by science and the need for data

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 17 – Gallery 1

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your next safari and packing your bags

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 17 – Gallery 2

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your next safari and packing your bags

Coronavirus disrupts Botswana elephant hunts, threatens great apes & causes Malawi bushmeat ban

Coronavirus is impacting on elephant hunting in Botswana, the great apes and poaching of bushmeat in Malawi

Meet the lion coalitions & prides of the Greater Kruger

Meet the famous Mapogos and other celebrity lion coalitions of the Greater Kruger – the warriors, the courageous and the notorious.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 16 – Gallery 2

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you booking your next safari with them, and packing your bag

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 16 – Gallery 1

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you booking your next safari with them, and packing your bag

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 15 – Gallery 2

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your next safari.

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 15 – Gallery 1

These fantastic images from Africa Geographic’s Photographer of the Year will have you contacting them to arrange your next safari.

Bountiful Busanga

This travel diary to Busanga Plains in Kafue National Park (Zambia) will have you contacting Africa Geographic to arrange your next safari

Poachers kill white giraffes in Kenya

The famous white giraffes of Kenya have been dealt a devastating blow, as 2 of the 3 are killed by poachers, leaving only a bull giraffe.

What exactly is CITES and how does it work?

CITES was established to regulate the international trade of animals & plants, to avoid the over-exploitation of endangered species

CITES processes are corrupt, says report

A report from TRAFFIC explains how corruption undermines the CITES-authorised trade in wildlife and offers suggestions as to how to mitigate its effects.

Maasai Mara

This interesting introduction to Kenya’s Maasai Mara will have you contacting Africa Geographic to book your next African safari

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 14 – Gallery 1

This fantastic gallery of images from Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year entrants will have you contacting AG to arrange your next safari

Newly discovered Taita Mountain dwarf galago (bushbaby) could already be on the brink of extinction

Newly-discovered species of bushbaby (galago) in Kenya’s Taita Hills is already on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss, say scientists

Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 2

Africa Geographic’s 2020 Photographer of the Year has produced another exceptional weekly selection – see the gallery here

Spotted hyena

The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is one of the world’s most misunderstood animals. Public perception often tends towards scorn and even outright hate – they are reviled as cowardly, thieving, dirty, ugly, lazy…the list goes on. These impressions are embedded in human history and public consciousness then reinforced by mainstream media and films. Fortunately, though, […]