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An open letter to Mr. Hume, the owner of South Africa’s largest privately owned rhino herd, with regards to his wish to lift the CITES ban on the rhino horn trade.

27 things you need to know about lion trophy imports in the US, and the impact hunting is having on lions in Africa.

The tale of an attempt to rescue two elephants from the mud after they became stuck after trying to drink water from muddy pools

Everything you need to know about Etosha National Park in Namibia – home of giant white elephants & crowded waterholes during the dry season

The conflict between subsistence farmers and lions continues in the Amboseli ecosystem as a lion pride is poisoned.

Lions from the Marsh Pride, made famous by the Big Cat Diary series, have been poisoned in the Maasai Mara with at least two lions dead as a result.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, with a body built to incredible acceleration. But its also fast heading towards extinction in the wild

Safari report-back: Climbing Nyiragongo – an active volcano in the middle of the Democratic Republic of Congo. By Sean Messham

My dream safari came true – of chimp trekking in the Mahale Mountains National Park with Africa Geographic

A thicket is a dense, almost impenetrable tangle of trees, shrubs, and vines, that is home to a host of biodiversity. Here is why you should spare a thought for thickets

Baby rhinos need special care and Ntombi was no exception. This is her story – after 18 hack wounds from poachers who had killed her mother

Exploring the wild places of Namibia makes for a different kind of honeymoon, and our road trip turned out to be the journey of a lifetime