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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.
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.
Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Top 101 – 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: Top 101 – 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: Top 101 – 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: Top 101 – 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.
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
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
Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 23 – 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 23 – 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 23 – 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 23 – 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.
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.
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
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
Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 18 – Gallery 1
Our Photographer of the Year 2020, with a stunning safari prize provided by Djuma Private Game Reserve, is now in full swing. The overall winner, first runner-up, and second runner-up (along with their partners), will experience the ultimate private safari at Djuma Private Game Reserve, located in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve in the Big 5 …
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Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 18 – Gallery 3
Our Photographer of the Year 2020, with a stunning safari prize provided by Djuma Private Game Reserve, is now in full swing. The overall winner, first runner-up, and second runner-up (along with their partners), will experience the ultimate private safari at Djuma Private Game Reserve, located in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve in the Big 5 …
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Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 18 – Gallery 2
Our Photographer of the Year 2020, with a stunning safari prize provided by Djuma Private Game Reserve, is now in full swing. The overall winner, first runner-up, and second runner-up (along with their partners), will experience the ultimate private safari at Djuma Private Game Reserve, located in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve in the Big 5 …
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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.
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
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.
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.
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, …
Photographer of the Year 2020 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 1
Our Photographer of the Year 2020, with a stunning safari prize provided by Djuma Private Game Reserve, is now in full swing. There are two galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other gallery click here: Gallery 2 ? A ring-tailed lemur shows off its impressive tail. Anja Reserve, Madagascar © Timothy Portas ? A white-bellied tree pangolin …
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