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Can rhinos survive climate change?
Unable to cope well with prolonged periods of extreme temperatures, rhinos are particularly vulnerable to the increasing heat associated with climate change
THIS WEEK
Announcing our Photographer of the Year; Blood Lions captive cats photo gallery; a Namibia flying safari, and the ultimate primate safari – AG this week
Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners
We have a winner! Announcing the winner, runners-up and highly commended images from Photographer of the Year 2024!
A life of captivity
South Africa hosts almost 400 captive wildlife facilities. This Blood Lions photo series explores the exploitation of predators behind bars
THIS WEEK
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
Op-ed – Saving Namibia’s desert lions: workable alternatives to culling of problem animals
Op-ed: Izak Smit explores solutions to human-wildlife conflict in Kunene, Namibia, focusing on ethical conservation of desert-adapted lions
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
THIS WEEK
Photographer of the Year 2024 finalists; hippo ivory for sale; the new biggest migration in the world and the best of Malawi’s safari parks – this week
Photographer of the Year 2024 Finalists – Gallery 2
The finalists for Photographer of the Year 2024 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced in early July.
Photographer of the Year 2024 Finalists – Gallery 1
The finalists for Photographer of the Year 2024 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced in early July.
The hidden ivory trade: hippos under threat amidst rising demand
As elephant ivory bans push traffickers to alternate sources, hippos fall victim to the ivory trade. Paul Hilton explores the impacts, from Uganda to Hong Kong
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
THIS WEEK
Top 105 Photographer of the Year 2024 pics; Africa’s sky islands named the continent’s newest ecoregion; fighting for rhinos; and two bucket-list safaris
Photographer of the Year 2024 Top 105 – Gallery 4
Photographer of the Year 2024 entries for the Top 105 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced in early July.
Photographer of the Year 2024 Top 105 – Gallery 3
Photographer of the Year 2024 entries for the Top 105 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced in early July.
Photographer of the Year 2024 Top 105 – Gallery 2
Photographer of the Year 2024 entries for the Top 105 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced in early July.
Photographer of the Year 2024 Top 105 – Gallery 1
Photographer of the Year 2024 entries for the Top 105 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced in early July.
Africa’s new ecoregion: Islands in the sky
A new ecoregion has been proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’, consisting of 30 isolated rainforest-covered mountains
THIS WEEK
Rhinos rewilded in the year’s biggest conservation win; our final entries for Photographer of the Year; plus two malaria-free Madikwe safaris – this week with AG
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 3
Photographer of the Year Week 13 entries are here! Winners will be awarded a safari & will have a lion research collar sponsored in their name
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 2
Photographer of the Year Week 13 entries are here! Winners will be awarded a safari & will have a lion research collar sponsored in their name
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 1
Photographer of the Year Week 13 entries are here! Winners will be awarded a safari & will have a lion research collar sponsored in their name
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
THIS WEEK
Africa’s vibrant parrots, epic Photographer of the Year photos, two classic East African safaris and the upside of power cuts
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 12 – Gallery 2
Photographer of the Year Week 12 entries are here! Winners will be awarded a safari & will have a lion research collar sponsored in their name
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 12 – Gallery 1
Photographer of the Year Week 12 entries are here! Winners will be awarded a safari & will have a lion research collar sponsored in their name
Africa’s Parrots
Africa’s parrots are colourful characters that live in complex social groups. But they are among the most threatened of all bird families
THIS WEEK
Abundance in Akagera, Rwanda; Mana Pools photo safari; Photographer of the Year pics and saving pangolins
Abundance in Akagera
Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey team are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Akagera NP
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 11
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
THIS WEEK
More giraffes return to Iona; last chance to enter Photographer of the Year + Week 10 galleries; and best of Southern Africa safaris – AG this week
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
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 10 – Gallery 2
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 10 – Gallery 1
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
THIS WEEK
40 Hume rhinos rewilded; Malawi to Rwanda journey; Photographer of the Year Week 9 galleries; and two phenomenal Botswana safaris – AG this week
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
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 9 – Gallery 2
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 9 – Gallery 1
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
THIS WEEK
Odzala-Kokoua sojourn; Photographer of the Year Week 8 galleries; how deforestation spreads coronaviruses; and a Maasai Mara secret season safari – AG this week
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 8 – Gallery 2
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 8 – Gallery 1
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
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
THIS WEEK
Kingsley Holgate in Bazaruto; Photographer of the Year Week 7 gallery; making a positive impact with your safari; and a special offer to Zanzibar – AG this week
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
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 7
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
THIS WEEK
Trophy hunting tusker death toll reaches five; Photographer of the Year Week 6 gallery; and the state of Africa’s migratory animals – AG this week
Africa’s migratory animals under threat
UN report: Africa’s migratory animals – from wildebeest & birds, to dugongs & whales – are under threat due to habitat loss and climate change
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 6
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to have a lion research collar sponsored in your name
