15 top African wildlife experiences; all about giraffes; gorilla trekking in Rwanda and raw wildlife action at Chitake Springs – this week with AG
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Rhino poaching on the rise in Namibia; exploring the forest kingdom of Kibale NP; and Photographer of the Year is open! – this week with AG
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Busting safari myths; coexistence with crop-raiding elephants in Amboseli ecosystem; and can you help save these wild dogs? – this week with AG
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Treehuggers + a guide to your mid-year safari + marvellous warthogs + are black kites pyromaniacs? – this week with AG
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Announcing Photographer of the Year 2023; fab photos from our 2022 Photographer of the Year winner; and delving into the complexities of giraffe social structures – this week with AG
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All about African penguins; the best spots for your 2023 safari; celebrating our 16 million followers; Maasai Mara photographic safari & special offer Zanzibar beach holiday
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Our 2023 resolution is to continue to uncover new, responsible safari options and fascinating stories for you – our tribe of passionate travelling conservationists.
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Ultimate bush + beach safari combos; human population growth threatens Africa’s habitats and species; the year that was & the sound of reindeers (or elands?)
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Remarkable Virunga; your say on safari discounts; good news for big cats in the USA; and COP19 – win or fail? This week with AG
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Kruger’s declining rhinos, the best malaria-free safari destinations & a southern African mega safari – this week with AG
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Trekking Tsavo in the footsteps of tuskers, affordable Madikwe & empowering women in tourism to aid economic recovery – this week with AG
Women in Africa: picking up the post-pandemic pieces
Women in rural Africa are particularly vulnerable to crises, due to low job security & discrimination. In a post-pandemic landscape, empowering women in the tourism sector is helping communities recover, contributing to economic empowerment
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Niger’s daring translocation to save the West African giraffe, another iconic tusker dies, temporary relief for Africa’s zoo-bound elephants, all about Cape porcupines, & adventures to Zim & Kenya – this week with AG
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CoP19 proposal to uplist hippos, photo safari at Oltepesi, giant elephant birds, art on safari, and humans reach the 8 billion mark – this week with AG
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Magical Bazaruto; mitigating human-wildlife conflict in Namibia, bidding farewell to fallen tusker Dida, Okavango Delta safari and more – this week with AG
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Africa’s disappearing lions; jaw-dropping special offers in Botswana for SADC residents; Maasai Mara champagne safari; Mozambican beach bliss; and searching for gorillas in Mgahinga – this week with AG
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Tragic loss in Kasungu following elephant translocations, the rare species of Selati Game Reserve, scary snakebite stats, and an epic cross-country South African safari – this week with AG
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The forest whisperers of Kenya’s tropical coast, elusive aardvarks, specialist photographic safaris & slurping elephants – this week with AG
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Armchair conservation; Zambia’s untamed Kafue National Park; deadly domestic cats; and festive season safari tips – this week with AG
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Explore Kenya’s Gedi Ruins, the state of Africa’s rhinos, awesome special offers to Botswana for SADC residents, and roaring roosters – this week with AG
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Wall-to-wall wildlife action in Khwai, leopards and lions surviving snares, a Southern African mega safari and a quick trip to Okavango Delta – this week with AG
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Exploring Kenya’s ancient Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, the ultimate in beach holidays, good news for planet Earth, nocturnal elephants and saving rare cycads – this week with AG
THIS WEEK
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, the ultimate beach holiday in Mozambique, the miniature owls of Africa and giant otters – this week with AG
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Tips on where to safari right now, planning your festive adventures, all things snakes, and a different perspective on Pongola’s elephant crisis – this week with AG
Pongola’s elephant management crisis: a different perspective
Pongola Game Reserve faces an elephant management crisis. Paul Cryer & Pete Ruinard provide a different perspective on the challenges at hand
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Primate quest in Central Africa, why lions target particular types of cows, a safari with Jamie in Sabi Sands, a champagne safari in the Mara, and tricksy, fibbing hyenas – this week with AG
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Our favourite bushveld dining spots, Kalahari’s vanishing hornbills, insider safari tips, the beginning of the end for captive lion breeding, and another leopard incident in Greater Kruger – this week with AG
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A healing safari in Zim, Hawaii’s conspicuous African chameleons, Maasai Mara migration madness and the birth of a rhino calf – this week with AG
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Moving elephants across Malawi, running for rhinos in Timbavati, the ultimate Serengeti migration safari and examining spider’s dreams – this week with AG
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We’re exploring wild and wonderful Akagera National Park in Rwanda, delving into new research on the behaviour of wild dog pups, and searching for new responsible safaris for you – this week with AG
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Our favourite tented camps, the wonders of giraffe evolution, celebrating rangers and an art safari in Timbavati – this week with AG
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An in-depth look at leopard habituation, a guide to vibrant Majete & an epic Big 5 safari in South Africa – this week with AG
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Fascinating behaviour observed in Kgalagadi cheetahs, self-medicating chimpanzees, big cats adopting orphans & gorilla trekking in Rwanda
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Explore Northern Madagascar, question the role of trophy hunting in lion conservation & head to Mara for a champagne safari
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Explore Kenya’s resilient Meru National Park, read about Pongola Game Reserve’s elephant management crisis, and plan an epic photo safari to Maasai Mara – all this week with AG
Pongola’s elephant management crisis
Pongola Game Reserve can no longer keep its elephants. Malcolm Thomson explains the challenges of elephant management
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Surviving post-pandemic Zim, gorilla trekking in Volcanoes NP, & learning lessons about context in Luangwa NP – all this week with AG
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The science behind hunting tuskers; sleep out under the stars; spot shoebills; & a Big 5 safari in Madikwe – all this week with AG.
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Greater Kruger’s latest wildlife count, celebrating magnificent hippos & searching for lowland gorillas – all this week with AG
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Photographer of the Year announced, plan your dream safari, speedy evolution & 3 epics safaris – all this week with AG.
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Photographer of the Year finalists, rhino-horn consumers and the great trade debate, and gorilla trekking in Rwanda – all this week with AG.
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Of mammoths and tuskers, visiting south and central Madland, and contemplating horny toads – all this week with AG.
How much to kill a woolly mammoth?
The trophy hunting of 2 of Botswana’s largest tuskers threatens community wealth, a wildlife corridor & tusker survival. By Simon Espley
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The Top 101 Photographer of the Year entries (4 galleries), an in-depth look into famous leopard Hosana’s death, & delving into Namibia’s iconic Himba tribe – all this week with AG.
The Himba – a people in transition
The iconic Himba people of Namibia navigate an uncertain, modernising world affected by climate change and marginalisation
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Our last week of Photographer of the Year entries (in 2 galleries), your guide on the best places to see leopards, female birdsong in swallows and changing seasons – all this week with AG.
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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.
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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.
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Tuskers hunted in Botswana, best photos, 3 days in glorious Victoria Falls, and the dependability of the marvellous honeyguide – all this week with AG.
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Glamping in Moremi, the week’s best pics, SA’s tiger farming industry, and controversy around proposed Chobe developments