Page 13 – Africa Geographic

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Top 101 – Gallery 1

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Rhino poaching in Botswana – why the smoke and mirrors?

Rhino poaching in Botswana – we try to make sense of the rumours and our CEO asks why the smoke and mirrors?

CEO note: Entries closed + behind the conservation scenes

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 21

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Conservation in action – as a tourism experience

Experience conservation activities as a hands-on tourist – two trip reports from Africa Geographic tribe members

CEO note: Failure + spring-loaded cat + best pics

Four giraffe species, seven subspecies: new research

Giraffe – four species and seven subspecies the correct division – says new research

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 20

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Banks must help fight illegal wildlife trade

Banks can help fight illegal wildlife trade but their failure to identify the financial footprints of poaching syndicates results in lost opportunities to disrupt trade – new research

Serval

With its long limbs, spotted coat and characteristic spring-loaded pounce, the serval is one of the most striking cat species in Africa

CEO note: Free at last + land of grey giants + best pics

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 19

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Tuli

Botswana’s Tuli is a place where the wind carries stories of the past, whispering over rocks, around baobabs and across the vast wilderness

New pack of African painted dogs released

Endangered African painted dogs – a new pack has been released into the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Reserve in another conservation milestone for the species

Changes to CITES listing process recommended

CITES listing process needs to change with careful consideration given to the complicated set of conservation implications for each species.

CEO note: Success | trophy hunting data | Amboseli

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 18

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Amboseli National Park – Kenya

Amboseli National Park in Kenya nestles in the shadow of mighty Mount Kilimanjaro. It is a land of exquisite contrasts, iconic scenery and extraordinary biodiversity.

Recreational hunting: 50 years of scientific research

Trophy hunting: Massive meta-analysis on recreational hunting fails to find answers to the crucial questions of the polarising hunting debate

CEO note: Lions | lions | lions

Community stops avocado farm in the Amboseli region

Success story – avocado farm in Kenya’s Amboseli region loses license after local Maasai people and conservationists protest

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 17

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Chobe River lions face an uncertain future

Lions in the Chobe River area face an uncertain future – pressured by human farmers to the north and a lack of new blood from the south

Lions bones and bullets – bones for sale

Industrial lion farming and illegal trade – Lions Bones & Bullets uncovers how industrial-scale lion farming has adapted to reduced trophy hunting by exporting lion bones to Asia

Captive lions: NO – says South Africa’s minister

Captive lions: SA government announces intention to bring an end to the commercial captive lion industry in South Africa

CEO note: Hope 4 elephants | Mundari | safari tips

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 16

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The Mundari people of South Sudan

The Mundari people of South Sudan are a fascinating, traditional people with a cattle-based culture forging into the 21st century

Elephant range is just a fraction of its potential

Africa’s elephants occupy just 17% of their possible range, their historical areas fragmented by human activity. There is potential for expansion – new research

CEO note: Lions vs giraffes | parrot voodoo | Gorongosa

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 15

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The restoration of Gorongosa National Park

Gorongosa: A long-lost doctoral thesis by an ecologist far ahead of his time helps unleash the massive potential of Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

African grey parrots in traditional medicine

African grey parrots are targeted for medicinal and spiritual practices in West Africa. The trade is a significant threat to grey parrots – new research

CEO note: Elephants – good & bad news

Giraffes vs lions

Lions vs a mother giraffe and her baby. This exceptional photo gallery by Kenyan guide James Nampaso showcases real wild Africa

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 14

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PROTECTING PARADISE – Mauritius

Mauritius – an island beach paradise that also offers volcanic mountains, ancient forest & incredible biodiversity – the perfect green safari

It’s true – elephants are thriving in Namibia

Counting elephants is not easy. It itakes experience, skill and funding. The good news: elephants are thriving in Namibia.

Forest elephants – vanishing ghosts

Forest elephants have finally been granted species status (something scientists have known for decades). With this has come the appalling IUCN classification of ‘critically endangered’

CEO note: Makeup monkey + elephant hunting

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 13

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Mandrill – a colourful character

The mandrill is a colourful, tool-using, socially complex monkey that lives in groups called hordes in the forests of western Central Africa.

CEO note: ‘Problem’ lions + Africa’s 11 dog species

Elephant hunting – Botswana grants 287 licenses

Botswana elephant hunting: The Botswanan government has granted 287 licenses after the previous season was disrupted by Covid

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 12

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Translocating lions does not reduce conflict – research

New research from Botswana shows that translocating lions in conflict with livestock owners is expensive and results in high lion mortality, repeat offences and very little reduction in human-lion conflict.

African canids – 11 fascinating species

Today, 11 African canids, from excitable African painted wolves and shrewd jackals to the tiny fox species, hunt the continent’s desert, alpine grassland, savanna and woodland.

CEO note: Question: Largest mammal migration on Earth?

Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 11

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Kasanka Bat Migration – an astonishing natural wonder

The Kasanka bat migration in Zambia is the largest mammal migration on planet earth. It’s a spectacular must-see for nature lovers