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THIS WEEK
Last chance to enter Photographer of the Year, true safari romance in Tarangire National Park, sibling bonding in hyenas, walking with giants in Kenya and bidding farewell to Amboseli’s super tusker Tolstoy – all this week with AG.
Iconic Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy dies
Famous Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy has died at the age of 51, six weeks after being treated for a spear wound
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 12
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 12 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park has magnificent scenery, giant baobabs & an abundance of wildlife – all the ingredients for the perfect safari
THIS WEEK
Epic pics and your last chance to enter Photographer of the Year, special offer on a Mara family safari, warfare ecology reflecting on the polarising tusker-hunt debate, and the best swimming pools in Africa – all this week with AG.
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 11
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 11 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Africa’s 30 best swimming pools
Here’s our list of THE 30 best swimming pools in Africa – to round out your safari. Best views, best sightings, spots for sundowners & more!
THIS WEEK
Tuskers hunted in Botswana, best photos, 3 days in glorious Victoria Falls, and the dependability of the marvellous honeyguide – all this week with AG.
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 10
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 10 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Trophy hunters kill two of Africa’s biggest elephants in Botswana
Trophy hunters have killed 2 of the largest elephants left in Africa. The ongoing removal of large-tusked elephants is a conservation concern
Counting animals – the technology helping conservationists
Counting wild animals can be a complicated process, particularly when estimating populations in some of Africa’s massive protected wild areas
THIS WEEK
Glamping in Moremi, the week’s best pics, SA’s tiger farming industry, and controversy around proposed Chobe developments
Botswana to develop 8 new lodges on Chobe Riverfront?
Botswana’s dubious call for tenders for 8 new lodges in Chobe NP, despite regulations preventing developments, has angered environmentalists
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 9
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 9 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Moremi: bucket-list mobile safari
Explore the pristine Big 5 wilderness of Moremi and Khwai on a fuss-free mobile glamping safari with expert guides on AG’s May expedition
Big cat farming and the illegal tiger trade in South Africa
South Africa’s illegal tiger trade and farming of other big cats threatens the wild populations of these animals across the world
Comment – teamAG – Friday 01 April 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 01 April 2022
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 8
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 8 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
6 beers to order on safari
Here’s our guide to the 6 best locally brewed beers from top-class breweries to enjoy on your African safari
Jackals of Africa – consummate survivors
Jackals are the ultimate survivors of the African bushveld. These social & intelligent canids are expert opportunists and masterful lurkers
Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 March 2022
Namibia’s elephant auction, wild Katavi, the ultimate Mara safari, our shared chimp DNA & this week’s epic pics
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 7
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 7 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Katavi National Park
Katavi is Tanzania’s wildest secret – drawing gatherings of wildlife in the dry season & flourishing under floodplains in the rainy months
Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 March 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 March 2022
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 6
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 6 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Japan: An illegal ivory trader’s haven – new report
Japan’s domestic ivory market is driving the illegal ivory trade around the globe, creating a cover for illicit imports and exports
Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 March 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 March 2022
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 5
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 5 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana casts a spell upon her visitors – a true wilderness, both untamed and austerely beautiful
Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 March 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 March 2022
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 4
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 4 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Southern ground-hornbill – Africa’s rara avis
The southern ground-hornbill is a complex, social, endangered species that marks the dawn chorus with its haunting, thunderous call
Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 February 2022
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 3
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 3 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Caracals of Cape Town – navigating a landscape of fear
Caracals navigate the dangers of the urban Cape, attracted to the edge of urban spaces at a significant potential risk – new research.
Chitake – predators’ playground
Chitake Springs is a remote camping area in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park – an extremely wild, untamed safari experience
Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 February 2022
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 2
Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 2 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.
Gerenuk – Africa’s gawky oddball
Gerenuk: these tiny giraffe gazelle are endearing, somewhat comic and almost alien in appearance – and high on the safari bucket list
Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 February 2022
Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 1
The first entries for Photographer of the Year 2022 are here! Cash prizes of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari are up for grabs.
Hope for African wild dogs? New report
Could we double African wild dog (painted wolf) numbers by 2050? With funding, collaboration and recovered territory, it’s possible.
Time with super tuskers
Searching for super tuskers? We spotted three of these legendary elephants in one safari trip – here’s how we did it.
Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 February 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 February 2022
More forest elephants in Gabon than previously thought – new research
Good news: there are more forest elephants in Gabon than previously believed – first countrywide elephant population estimate in 30 years
Comment – teamAG – Friday 28 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 28 January 2022
São Tomé & Príncipe – Africa’s undiscovered paradise
São Tomé and Príncipe – two islands off the west coast of Africa – brim with ecological marvels, captivating history, and welcoming people
Comment – teamAG – Friday 21 January 2022
Comment – teamAG – Friday 21 January 2022
Kruger rhino poaching update: 75% population reduction in 10 years
Rhino poaching has decimated Kruger NP populations by 75% in 10 years. We dive into the latest research figures from SANParks
