We have a winner…. This week, we announce the winners of Photographer of the Year 2025. Plus, check out our 5 incredible African safari ideas
Category Archives: Opinion Editorial
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Trophy hunting on the cards for Madikwe & Pilanesberg; understanding Okavango Delta; & a Southern African wild dog safari
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This is a copy of our weekly email newsletter. Subscribe here to receive the newsletter. 2025 photo finalists + 2 photographic safaris + whales & wildflowers Has ‘luxury’ been hijacked? That word ‘luxury’ is so subjective and often alienating. It has been hijacked by purveyors of excess and opulence, and speaks of chunky watches and …
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Boozy chimps; Photographer of the Year Top 109 pics; and epic safaris for gorilla lovers in Rwanda & Congo-Brazzaville
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Great apes use sex to resolve conflict; Photographer of the Year 2025 dazzling final entries; 2 safari ideas – Vic Falls thrill & Botswana’s luxury trifecta
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Bon Jovi the lion euthanised – why it happened; poisoned vultures rescued in Kruger; Photographer of the Year peaks in Week 12; family safari to Kenya; Tanzania bush & beach escape
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Namibia’s desert photo dreams; fossil pangolin discovery; baby gorillas to flamingos – photo comp peaks; 2 epic beach & bush safaris
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Simien Mountains safari secrets; Photographer of the Year intensifies; smart safari tips for silly safari season; Ethiopia’s Omo tribes & Kenya’s Mara migration safari
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Is Timbavati’s trophy hunting model sustainable? Photographer of the Year entries dazzle; 2 handcrafted safaris to South Africa & Malawi; zombie conservation & vultures’ billion-dollar value
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DRC chimps trafficked to billionaire’s Indian zoo; top Photographer of the Year pics for the week; Botswana mobile glamping safari; and discover wild Madagascar
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Kruger’s northern lions face declines; Americans still welcome here; action-packed Photographer of the Year pics & 2 lowland gorilla safaris
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Africa’s top lion hotspots; wild and wonderful Photographer of the Year photos; a specialist Mara photo safari and an epic Botswana salt pans expedition
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Rampant poaching & wildlife trafficking in northern Kenya; fabulous Photographer of the Year photos; two epic Zambia safaris & an African penguin victory
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Congo’s ghostly forest creatures caught on camera; a smorgasbord of striking Photographer of the Year pics; walking with Tsavo’s legendary tuskers; & a Maasai Mara luxury honeymoon safari
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Saving Hoedspruit’s 140 leopards; a feast of gritty Photographer of the Year pics; our big news about booking your African Parks safari; & a Botswana luxury safari
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Hwange conservation safari report; world’s first Pangolarium; wild pics; a Maasai Mara photo safari & a Zambia luxury safari
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First Photographer of the Year 2025 photos; livestock, wildlife, and the future of the Maasai Mara; and Africa’s ultimate primate safari
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More Kruger elephants than we thought; everything you need to know about Busanga Plains; Mana Pools photo safari and a Hwange conservation safari
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Another tusker falls; leopards’ unique voices; Addo Elephant NP; vultures adapt; a Timbavati art safari; and a Kruger walking safari
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Photographer of the Year 2025 is here; celebrating big cats; the ominous wild dog landscape; and see tuskers on safari
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Photographer of the Year – 2025 info + winner Dewald Tromp shares his pics; our CEO unpacks the hunting debate; and 2 bumper Botswana safaris
You asked: Our CEO’s view on hunting
Is hunting justifiable? Simon Espley explores the ethics & realities of hunting’s impact on conservation, biodiversity, & local communities
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How are Kruger’s 120 rewilded rhinos doing?; Mana Pools photo safari with Villiers Steyn; a Madagascar safari & Mashatu Magic
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Africa’s best leopard-spotting destinations; Chad’s black crowned cranes in crisis; Gabon’s evolving dwarf crocodiles and a Bwindi gorilla-trekking safari
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THE 15 top wildlife experiences; Tsavo’s wild dogs; solving Botswana’s elephant mystery; South African safari adventure & the best of Kenya
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A deep dive into Greater Kruger; Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey finale; and AP takes on Ethiopia’s Gambella NP
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We reveal how many tuskers are left in Africa; a moving gallery from Scott Ramsay embodying the Spirit of Africa; and a Great Wildebeest Migration safari
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The steep decline of elephants; an unforgettable Maasai Mara safari and two epic gorilla safari adventures
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THE Zanzibar to-do list; the link between miombo woodlands, elephants & carbon markets; a classic Tanzania bush & beach safari – this week
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Martial eagles hunt lion cubs in Mara, elephant calf harassed by guide in Savute, & Kingsley Holgate’s journey to Chinko – AG this week
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The unbreakable baobabs are here to stay; Big-5 malaria-free Marakele; and a one-of-a-kind Hwange conservation safari – AG this week
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Was super tusker Zito trophy hunted in Tanzania? + Kingsley Holgate in W & Pendjari, Benin + Southern Africa mega safari – AG this week
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Everything to know about visiting Uganda’s Budongo Forest; chimps mirror human discourse; & epic South African bush-beach-city-vineyards safari
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Mashatu, land of giants; East Africa’s flamingos in peril; safari to South Luangwa, Vic Falls & Lake Malawi; and are we blaming elephants for our mistakes? – AG this week
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Our wild Hwange conservation safari; Kingsley Holgate heads to Ennedi; the great giraffe debate; Safari to Vic Falls and Okavango Delta; or kestrel manoeuvres in the dark? – AG this week
Necks for feeding or fighting? Giraffe evolution’s tallest debate
Is the giraffe’s long neck for feeding or sexual selection? The necks for sex or food dispute continues, with new findings re-kindling debate
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Magical Liuwa Plain photo diary; why Zakouma’s lions are thriving; honeymoon safari – wildlife & winelands; and desert & delta safari – AG this week
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Africa in the raw in Chad’s Zakouma NP; Sua Pan’s 500,000 flamingos; Cape Town, Sabi Sands, Winelands & Vic Falls all in one luxury safari – AG this week
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Hwange’s lion dynasties under threat; Busanga Plains travel photo diary; follow in tusker footsteps on a walking safari; and what we can learn from penguins – AG this week
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Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey Expedition journeys to Odzala-Kokoua; Big 5, chimps & gorillas in 1 safari; & is our tree obsession destroying grasslands? – AG this week
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Namibia’s cull of 723 wildlife – conservationists & MEFT respond; saving Bazaruto’s dugongs; see Rwanda’s gorillas on safari; and the ultimate Kenya holiday
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Rare leopard/gorilla sighting; exploring DRC’s Kahuzi-Biega NP; queleas added to hyena menu; and ready-made Serengeti + Mara safaris
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The audacity of rewilding 2,000 rhinos; exploring Kidepo Valley; a Sabi Sands/Cape Town/Vic Falls luxury safari and a Zanzibar safari finale – this week
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Where to see these 12 nocturnal animals; the giraffe neck evolution debate continues; safari to South Luangwa, Victoria Falls + Lake Malawi – this week
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Exploring Badingilo & Boma NPs, South Sudan; the ultimate wild dog safari; the lark facing extinction; + are fenced lions happy?
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Exploring boundless Bangweulu; upping the conservation of European rollers; best of Namibia; gorilla-trekking in Bwindi; and where do Mara fees leave us?
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3-legged lion makes 1.5km swim; expedition Garamba; ultimate Kafue safari; Tsavo’s tuskers; & Maasai Mara photo safari
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Exploring Liuwa Plain; rhino climate change woes; collaring Kruger lions; a Vic Falls-Chobe combo safari; and adventure in the Okavango Delta – this week
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Announcing our Photographer of the Year; Blood Lions captive cats photo gallery; a Namibia flying safari, and the ultimate primate safari – AG this week
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Saving the last super tuskers; to the source of the Nile – Kingsley Holgate’s Nyungwe expedition; conserving Namibia’s desert-adapted lions; and 2 bucket-list safaris – this week