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How a wobbly earth and green Sahara led to the spread of humans
How did wobbles in the Earth’s rotation lead to the greening of the Sahara Desert, and the wider distribution of humans and other species?
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 2
Photographer of the Year 2024 is finally here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to sponsor a lion research collar
THIS WEEK
Photographer of the Year 2024 is here – see the first photos; your guide to Mapungubwe; visit Vic Falls; and a desert and delta safari – AG this week
Mapungubwe National Park
Mapungubwe NP and World Heritage Site is one of South Africa’s most evocative protected spaces – a land of baobabs, elephants & rich history
Photographer of the Year 2024 Weekly Selection: Week 1
Photographer of the Year 2024 is finally here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to sponsor a lion research collar
THIS WEEK
Amboseli’s super tuskers down to 10, as trophy hunters in stealth mode; picture-perfect Liwonde; and top gorilla-trekking safaris – AG this week
Picture-perfect Liwonde
Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Liwonde NP
Amboseli super tuskers down to 10 as trophy hunters operate in stealth mode
Amboseli’s super tuskers are down to about 10, as trophy hunters operate in stealth mode. And with a 3rd elephant hunted in Enduimet, Tanzania, the integrity of the Amboseli elephant population is in jeopardy
THIS WEEK
Holgate’s Nkhotakota expedition; wattled crane conservation; 2 iconic southern African safaris; and an exciting DRC discovery – AG this week
A rejuvenation story – Afrika Odyssey Expedition to Nkhotakota
Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Nkhotakota
The changing face of wattled crane conservation
Wattled cranes rely on wetlands and grasslands for survival – linking them to the human populations that depend on these ecosystems
THIS WEEK
Two super tuskers hunted – our CEO responds; Photographer of the Year 2024 is live; Chitake Springs photo safari + gallery – AG this week