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Your guide to the ultimate Big-5 safari; exploring Lake Mburo; and a professional photographic safari to Mara – this week with AG

2 super tuskers hunted in Tanzania; how giraffes choose their besties; AI for conservation; and experience Timbavati on an art safari – this week with AG

Exploring Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains; parenting, Wahlberg’s-eagle style; the rat with a lethal secret; Maasai Mara Champagne safari; and lion cub cuteness overload

During 2023 you engaged with our stories more than 2 million times. More than 27,000 new adventurers joined our tribe. And many of you travelled with us to the wildest corners of the continent for your safari fix. This, in the context of the last decade, where 16 million of you have read our stories …

Continue reading “THIS WEEK – The year that was: our best stories and safaris”

Wishing the AG tribe a happy festive season and fulfilling year ahead! It’s time to relax with family and friends…

Elephant poaching on the rise in Botswana; experience wild Africa on a walking safari; and early-bird savings on a Kafue safari – this week with AG

Epic black leopard pics; malaria-free safaris; buttered popcorn; lost mole finally found and how to plan your Jan safari – this week with AG

All the tips for your December safari; experience the cultural nirvana of Ethiopia, the wonders of hamerkop nests; beachside bliss in De Hoop – this week with AG

Fragile lion kingdoms; the ultimate South African safari guide; Botswana mobile safari and the head of a starfish – this week with AG

Kingsley Holgate’s expedition to Matusadona; elephants vs trees; Mumbo Island escape and a rare rain frog rediscovered – this week with AG

Desert-adapted lion hunted under suspicious circumstances; our guide to Africa’s wild pigs; zombie ants; an Okavango Delta safari & a Mana Pools special offer – this week with AG

Kruger rhino population update; Makgadikgadi’s archaeological magic; Mara secret-season safari; & the banks fuelling endangered animal trade – this week with AG

East vs Southern African safari; the animal toll of electric fences; combination Big-5, chimp & gorilla safari; and Africa’s deadliest cat – this week with AG

The cheetahs of southern Tanzania; Botswana’s salt pans; how you can save lions; two island-style tropical breaks, and the savannah’s hierarchy of fear – this week with AG

The hybrid elephants of Kibale; Lake Manyara NP; a new pangolin; and a prime-season safari to Botswana at a special early-bird rate – this week with AG

The science of keeping Kruger’s rhinos safe; help collar lions to secure their future; ultimate Cape Town to-do list; and see the zebra migration – this week with AG

Your November safari sorted; Mara photo safari; Serengeti tented adventure & down with Botswana/Namibia vet fences? – this week with AG

Tanzania’s rugged Nyerere NP; sexually deceptive orchids; an epic photo trip to Tuli; a safari to Congo’s forests and the shared experiences of penguins and space telescopes – this week with AG

African Parks solves John Humes’ rhino crisis; KAZA elephant survey results; an epic South Luangwa safari; kids stay free in Okavango Delta; and don’t forget the hirolas – this week with AG

The ultimate Vic Falls to-do list; farewell to Jamie; iconic kudus; Malawi bush & beach safari; and a big thank you from the pangolins – this week with AG

More on that trophy hunt; hyenas released in Maputo NP; epic Namibian safari; all about the dwarf mongoose & the cost of rhino conservation – this week with AG

Elegant impala; talking testes; desert + delta; a rescued pangolin pup & is October the best safari time? – this week with AG

Trophy hunting in Botswana; journey to Iona NP; hormonal leopards & a Chitake Springs photographic safari – this week with AG

Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve; the towering intellect of giraffes; a tribute to rangers; and Kenya’s iconic safaris – this week with AG

Explore Nairobi National Park; captivating genets; the wonders of a mobile safari and a Greater Kruger big-cat safari – this week with AG

Bush meets beach; vultures released; travel to the Delta; and all there is to know on your Maasai Mara safari – this week with AG

The remarkable Matusadona bushveld; Angolan giraffe return to Iona; safari to South Africa; the leopard habituation question and all about bird beaks – this week with AG

The real impacts of dehorning rhinos; fascinating Ethiopian wolves; the don’ts of wildlife interactions; octopus dreaming & Great Migration safaris – this week with AG

9 water safaris; the marvellous wildebeest; as blind as a bat and the ultimate in Botswana safaris – this week with AG

Magical Mana Pools, the elusive African civet, saving pangolins and a fully catered mobile safari in Botswana – this week with AG

Photographer of the Year 2023 revealed, epic safari options and a leopard’s spots – this week with AG

Big Life CEO comments on the spearing of Amboseli lions, Africa’s magnificent mountain kingdoms + pangolins in need – this week with AG

Help save the pangolins, Photographer of the Year finalists and the resident roundworms of black rhinos – this week with AG

Our 101 Photographer of the Year favourites, the tragic spearing of lions in Amboseli and the possibility of mining in Mana Pools – this week with AG

A trilogy of phenomenal galleries for our final Photographer of the Year 2023 weekly selection, some epic travel inspiration and exploring Uganda’s secret valley – this week with AG

Brand-new rhino conservation safari, magnificent Photographer of the Year galleries and the world’s largest antelope – this week with AG

The competition heats up with our Photographer of the Year Week 11 selection + the biodiversity of De Hoop – this week with AG

New snapshots from our Photographer of the Year entrants + assessing Madagascar’s tragic biodiversity loss – this week with AG

The gorgeous gelada is one of Ethiopia’s most striking primates + Photographer of the Year heats up – this week with AG

The rebirth of Malawi’s Liwonde National Park + another phenomenal gallery of photographs – this week with AG

More inspiring images from our Photographer of the Year entries + the plight of Namibia’s wild horses – this week with AG

More stunning Photographer of the Year entries + the one big cat safari you should not miss – this week with AG

A cheetah passage to India; action-packed Photographer of the Year pics; and a Maasai Mara migration safari – this week with AG

Announcing our huge news; celebrating elusive bongos; Photographer of the Year extraordinary pics; and an epic Ugandan gorilla trekking safari – this week with AG

Pics from Photographer of the Year Week 1; putting elephants on the map; a Sabi Sands big-cat safari and cunning dragonflies – this week with AG