Page 4 – Africa Geographic

South and central Madagascar

South and central Madagascar is popular with tourists who enjoy the spiny forests, elegant sifakas, ring-tailed lemurs and desert canyons

THIS WEEK

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.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Top 101 – Gallery 4

The Top 101 entries for Photographer of the Year 2022 are here! Overall winners will be announced in late May. Entries are now closed.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Top 101 – Gallery 3

The Top 101 entries for Photographer of the Year 2022 are here! Overall winners will be announced in late May. Entries are now closed.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Top 101 – Gallery 2

The Top 101 entries for Photographer of the Year 2022 are here! Overall winners will be announced in late May. Entries are now closed.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Top 101 – Gallery 1

The Top 101 entries for Photographer of the Year 2022 are here! Overall winners will be announced in late May. Entries are now closed.

The Himba – a people in transition

The iconic Himba people of Namibia navigate an uncertain, modernising world affected by climate change and marginalisation

Hosana, famous Sabi Sand leopard, killed under tragic circumstances

Well-known leopard Hosana of Sabi Sand is believed to have been killed in self-defence by an anti-poaching unit on patrol

THIS WEEK

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.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 2

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 13 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced end May

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 1

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 13 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced end May

The 7 best places to see leopards in Africa

Want to spot leopards on your next safari? Here are the 7 top destinations for seeing this elusive member of the Big 5

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.

Iconic Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy dies

Famous Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy has died at the age of 51, six weeks after being treated for a spear wound

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 12

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 12 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park has magnificent scenery, giant baobabs & an abundance of wildlife – all the ingredients for the perfect safari

THIS WEEK

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.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 11

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 11 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Africa’s 30 best swimming pools

Here’s our list of THE 30 best swimming pools in Africa – to round out your safari. Best views, best sightings, spots for sundowners & more!

THIS WEEK

Tuskers hunted in Botswana, best photos, 3 days in glorious Victoria Falls, and the dependability of the marvellous honeyguide – all this week with AG.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 10

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 10 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Trophy hunters kill two of Africa’s biggest elephants in Botswana

Trophy hunters have killed 2 of the largest elephants left in Africa. The ongoing removal of large-tusked elephants is a conservation concern

Counting animals – the technology helping conservationists

Counting wild animals can be a complicated process, particularly when estimating populations in some of Africa’s massive protected wild areas

THIS WEEK

Glamping in Moremi, the week’s best pics, SA’s tiger farming industry, and controversy around proposed Chobe developments

Botswana to develop 8 new lodges on Chobe Riverfront?

Botswana’s dubious call for tenders for 8 new lodges in Chobe NP, despite regulations preventing developments, has angered environmentalists

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 9

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 9 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Moremi: bucket-list mobile safari

Explore the pristine Big 5 wilderness of Moremi and Khwai on a fuss-free mobile glamping safari with expert guides on AG’s May expedition

Big cat farming and the illegal tiger trade in South Africa

South Africa’s illegal tiger trade and farming of other big cats threatens the wild populations of these animals across the world

Comment – teamAG – Friday 01 April 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 8

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 8 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

6 beers to order on safari

Here’s our guide to the 6 best locally brewed beers from top-class breweries to enjoy on your African safari

Jackals of Africa – consummate survivors

Jackals are the ultimate survivors of the African bushveld. These social & intelligent canids are expert opportunists and masterful lurkers

Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 March 2022

Namibia’s elephant auction, wild Katavi, the ultimate Mara safari, our shared chimp DNA & this week’s epic pics

Super tusker Tolstoy treated for spear wound

Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy is in recovery after being treated for a spear wound, following a midnight raid on nearby crops.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 7

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 7 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Namibia’s elephant auction: Evaluating the results

Namibia’s controversial elephant auction: balancing conservation, welfare and legality – Opinion editorial

Katavi National Park

Katavi is Tanzania’s wildest secret – drawing gatherings of wildlife in the dry season & flourishing under floodplains in the rainy months

Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 March 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 6

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 6 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

The 6 top places to see painted wolves

Looking for the best place to see African painted wolves? We bring you six of our favourite spots to scout for wild dogs

Japan: An illegal ivory trader’s haven – new report

Japan’s domestic ivory market is driving the illegal ivory trade around the globe, creating a cover for illicit imports and exports

Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 March 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 5

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 5 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Central Kalahari Game Reserve

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana casts a spell upon her visitors – a true wilderness, both untamed and austerely beautiful

Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 March 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 4

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 4 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Africa’s 10 most sublime sundowner spots

Sundowner, anyone? We reveal our top 10 sundowner spots in Africa – best enjoyed with exotic cocktails and delicious snacks

Southern ground-hornbill – Africa’s rara avis

The southern ground-hornbill is a complex, social, endangered species that marks the dawn chorus with its haunting, thunderous call

Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 February 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 3

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 3 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Caracals of Cape Town – navigating a landscape of fear

Caracals navigate the dangers of the urban Cape, attracted to the edge of urban spaces at a significant potential risk – new research.

Chitake – predators’ playground

Chitake Springs is a remote camping area in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park – an extremely wild, untamed safari experience

Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 February 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 2

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 2 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Gerenuk – Africa’s gawky oddball

Gerenuk: these tiny giraffe gazelle are endearing, somewhat comic and almost alien in appearance – and high on the safari bucket list

Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 February 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 1

The first entries for Photographer of the Year 2022 are here! Cash prizes of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari are up for grabs.

Hope for African wild dogs? New report

Could we double African wild dog (painted wolf) numbers by 2050? With funding, collaboration and recovered territory, it’s possible.

Time with super tuskers

Searching for super tuskers? We spotted three of these legendary elephants in one safari trip – here’s how we did it.

Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 February 2022

Safari time! Our favourite time of day

Between meals, cocktails, spa treatments and pool dips, when should you head into the wild? Here we recommend our favourite safari time

More forest elephants in Gabon than previously thought – new research

Good news: there are more forest elephants in Gabon than previously believed – first countrywide elephant population estimate in 30 years

Comment – teamAG – Friday 28 January 2022

São Tomé & Príncipe – Africa’s undiscovered paradise

São Tomé and Príncipe – two islands off the west coast of Africa – brim with ecological marvels, captivating history, and welcoming people

‘Meet the Soldier’ – a VR solution for peace?

‘Meet the Soldier’ – a virtual reality film project helping warring tribes in rural Africa find peace through powerful experiences

AG director and safari expert Christian Boix checking out new exciting experiences for our clients. Mutinondo Wilderness, Zambia

Comment – teamAG – Friday 21 January 2022

Kruger rhino poaching update: 75% population reduction in 10 years

Rhino poaching has decimated Kruger NP populations by 75% in 10 years. We dive into the latest research figures from SANParks

Wildlife corridors – paths of connection and hope

Wildlife corridors are used by lions, elephants & other large creatures. If humans avoid those corridors they can reduce loss of lives & livelihood

Thrills and spills on the Nile River in Uganda

Comment – teamAG – Friday 14 January 2022

Photographer of the Year Winners Trip 2021

Khwai – photographer’s paradise

Khwai (Botswana) is every wildlife photographer’s dream. Check out this gallery of images & contact us for your safari plans

The emotions of human-wildlife conflict

Human-wildlife conflict – emotions and cultural significance attached to wild carnivores strongly influence mitigation strategies. New Research

Comment – teamAG – Friday 07 January 2022

Eastern Madagascar

A journey through eastern Madagascar is an adventure for endemic lemurs, birds, reptiles, pristine beaches and ancient forest

Western Madagascar

Western Madagascar boasts iconic images and creatures – fossas, lemurs galore, upside-down trees and rocks with teeth!

Rhino horn trade – yes or no

The ongoing slaughter of Kruger’s rhinos forces the debate about rhino horn trade into the open again. Tony Carnie reopens this can of worms

Thomson’s gazelle – underappreciated speedster

The Thomson’s gazelle is an under-appreciated antelope of the Mara-Serengeti – a terrific athlete, and integral part of the Great Migration

Comment – teamAG – Friday 31 December 2021

Madikwe adventure – a boy in the wild

My name is Luka and I am ten years old – I spent my school holidays learning what it’s like to work as a game ranger in Madikwe Game Reserve

Lion nomad settles in Zinave NP – first in 30 years

A large nomad lion has settled in the remote Zinave NP, Mozambique; the first lion there in 30 years – major conservation success story

Orange bat discovered in Guinea

A new (orange) bat species has been discovered in Guinea. With bright orange fur and black wings, Myotis nimbaensis is unlike any other bat

Comment – teamAG – Friday 24 December 2021

Death of another iconic super tusker – Wide Satao

Super tusker ‘Wide Satoa’ has died of natural causes in Kenya. He was one of the few remaining elephants with tusks that touch the ground

Furore over Namibian community-based conservation

Journalists target Namibia’s community-based conservation program. This is what 76 affected entities have to say – decide for yourself

Demand for sustainable travel – what travellers can do to help build back better from COVID-19

Covid has taught us that we should prioritise responsible, sustainable options if we are to make a real difference when we travel. But how?

Comment – teamAG – Friday 17 December 2021

Sensing Kenya – A blind woman’s safari

Imbar Golt is blind. Sensing Kenya, she experiences the wonders of Africa through the smells, sounds, tastes and feels of a camping safari

Giraffe conservation status – latest numbers give hope!

Good news! All 4 giraffe species populations have been increasing after sustained conservation interventions

Comment – teamAG – Friday 10 December 2021

The Cape safari – off the beaten safari track

The Cape safari experience: fascinating wildlife and malaria-free protected spaces close to Cape Town and the Garden Route

High society – spotted hyena inherit social networks

High-ranking spotted hyena cubs inherit a social network of allies which increases access to resources & breeding opportunities: New research

Comment – teamAG – Friday 03 December 2021

Gombe and Mahale – the chimpanzee forests of Tanzania

Gombe & Mahale in Tanzania combine safari with chimpanzee trekking in the magic forests on the shores of Lake Tanganyika

Tana River primates – on a broken wildlife highway

The critically endangered Tana River red colobus & mangabey are endemic to the forests on the banks of the Tana River

Poaching and tuskless elephants – the scientific confirmation

Ivory poaching selectively drives the evolution of tuskless elephants – new research confirms what many experts have suggested for decades

Comment – teamAG – Friday 26 November 2021

Herding 4 Health – people, livestock and conservation

Herding 4 Health is a rural community activity promoting conservation by teaching innovative herding in and near wildlife areas

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy – Kenya’s golden child

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, is a haven for rare and wonderful wildlife that offers exclusive stunning safari experiences.

Sunbird feathers and the sweltering cost of beauty

Gorgeous iridescent sunbird feathers play an essential role in visual communication but could dangerously increase heat absorption – new research