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Ennedi energy

Kingsley Holgate & the Afrika Odyssey expedition are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Ennedi, Chad

Changing tastes: Why Zakouma’s lions are eating better

Improved management in Zakouma, Chad, has led to healthier prey populations. Lions now favour larger species & prides are getting bigger

Zambia’s hidden gems – part 2: Our Liuwa Plain safari

Photo travel diary: Liuwa Plain NP is another Zambian hidden gem, where thunderstorms transform plains into lush landscapes dense with wildlife

Zakouma – Africa in the raw

Kingsley Holgate & the Afrika Odyssey expedition are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Zakouma, Chad

Zambia’s hidden gems – part 1: Busanga Plains, teeming with life

Photo travel diary: Busanga Plains, Kafue, is Zambia’s hidden gem. Lush landscapes, abundant wildlife & stunning photo ops await

Return to Africa’s heart – Afrika Odyssey expedition to Odzala-Kokoua

Kingsley Holgate & the Afrika Odyssey expedition are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Odzala-Kokoua, Congo-Brazzaville

Saving Mozambique’s last dugongs

How do we save the last dugong population on Africa’s east coast? African Parks and the government of Mozambique are building local understanding of the elusive dugongs of the Bazaruto Archipelago seascape. Lorena Matos reports

Rhino Rewild: Is this the most critical wildlife conservation undertaking of our time?

Simon Espley attended the pioneer stage of a visionary project to translocate 2,000 farmed rhinos into the wild. Here’s how it went down

Badingilo and Boma: the greatest migration

Kingsley Holgate & his team are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Badingilo and Boma NPs, South Sudan

Boundless Bangweulu

Bangweulu is a land of plenty: shoebills, black lechwes, swamps, plains, waters and skies. Sarah Kingdom explores this safari haven

Garamba: Conservation in war and peace

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey team are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Garamba NP, DRC

Liuwa Plain National Park

Liuwa Plain National Park in Zambia – a conservation success story – is home to precious wetlands, new lion prides & remote wilderness

Nyungwe: to the source of the Nile

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey team are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Nyungwe NP, Rwanda

World’s largest overland mammal migration confirmed in South Sudan

New survey confirms South Sudan hosts the world’s largest overland mammal migration: the 6-million-strong Great Nile Migration

120 rhinos rewilded to Greater Kruger in historic move

African Parks has translocated 120 white rhinos to Greater Kruger in an initiative to rewild 2,000 rhinos into secure, protected areas

Abundance in Akagera

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey team are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Akagera NP

More Angolan giraffes return to Iona NP

More Angolan giraffes have returned to Iona NP, Angola, as part of a conservation initiative to restore and enrich the park’s biodiversity

African Parks rewilds first rhinos bought from Hume breeding operation

African Parks has rewilded the first 40 southern white rhinos purchased from John Hume’s rhino-breeding farm, to Munywana Conservancy

The journey north – Malawi to Rwanda

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey team are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their journey to Rwanda, to Akagera NP

Odzala-Kokoua sojourn

A sojourn in Odzala-Kokoua NP brings Simon Espley face to face with a paradise of forest elephants, western lowland gorillas & forest baïs

Bazaruto Archipelago – A seascape of hope

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Bazaruto Archipelago NP

Where it all began – Afrika Odyssey expedition to Majete

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Majete

Picture-perfect Liwonde

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Liwonde NP

A rejuvenation story – Afrika Odyssey Expedition to Nkhotakota

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Nkhotakota

Bangweulu Wetlands: Shoebills, swamps and shhhh!

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Bangweulu Wetlands

Reawakening the beast – Afrika Odyssey Expedition to Kafue

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Kafue NP

By royal decree – Afrika Odyssey Expedition to Liuwa Plain

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Liuwa Plain

Resilience and renaissance in Matusadona

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Matusadona NP

African Parks purchases John Hume rhino farm – pledges to rewild 2,000 captive-bred rhinos

African Parks has purchased the world’s largest captive rhino breeding operation, to rescue and rewild the rhino to safe protected areas

Journey to Iona – Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey expedition

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team set out to connect 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their quest to Iona NP

Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve

Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve is Malawi’s land of miombo forests, vast river networks. ample elephants and revitalised wildlife

Matusadona National Park

Matusadona National Park, on the shores of Lake Kariba, is a remarkable African wilderness & one of Zimbabwe’s top safari destinations

Giraffe return to Iona National Park – Angola

Giraffe have returned to Iona National Park, Angola, after a long absence, through efforts to restore biodiversity to the region

Liwonde National Park

Liwonde National Park is an exceptional safari destination, revived from the brink of destruction & now a key protected area in Malawi

Bazaruto Archipelago National Park

Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago has the ingredients of a sublime safari: fascinating creatures, breathtaking scenery & amazing biodiversity

Kafue National Park

Kafue National Park is Zambia’s oldest and largest national park – known for sweeping plains and wetlands, and abundant and unique wildlife

Akagera National Park

Akagera National Park is Rwanda’s last refuge for savannah-adapted wildlife, and safeguards Central Africa’s largest protected wetland

Majete Wildlife Reserve

Malawi’s Majete Wildlife Reserve is a booming Big 5 destination. Be drawn by epic scenery, cheetahs & wild dogs, & the mighty Shire River

Zakouma National Park – jewel of the Sahel

Zakouma – a park returned to vibrant wilderness teeming with life, is a once-in-a-lifetime journey for travellers looking for safari adventure

Odzala-Kokoua National Park – biodiversity bonanza

Odzala-Kokoua NP in Congo is one of Africa’s hidden gems – a testament to the resilience of both the continent’s people and her ecosystems

Cheetahs return to Bangweulu, Zambia

Three cheetahs have been successfully translocated from South Africa to Bangweulu in Zambia – the first cheetahs there in nearly a century

African Parks to manage two more conservation areas in Malawi

African Parks to take over the long term management of Liwonde National Park and Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve in Malawi!

Pousargues’s mongoose rediscovered after 20 years

Last seen over 20 years ago, the Pousargues’s mongoose has now been discovered in the Chinko Project Area.

Rock art – a cultural treasure of Ennedi

Protecting rock art paintings in Ennedi Plateau, Chad.

Lions take up royal residency in Akagera after 15 years absence

Akagera’s new lions settle into their boma after a 46 hour journey.

Mounting up against poaching in Zakouma

Since man tamed the horse, the majestic animal has gone from a means of transport to a tool of industry and war. Human society has advanced on the backs of horses, but we have since dismounted, finding little use for horses other than leisure. However, in some remote corners of Africa, the horse plays a …

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