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When is the best safari season in Africa? We answer one of the most common safari questions with a comprehensive look at the best African destinations and when to visit them in March, April and May.

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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

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

Fantastic images from our Photographer of the Year 2021. Enter now to win US$10,000 cash and a Botswana safari

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.

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?

Fantastic images from our Photographer of the Year 2021. Enter now to win US$10,000 cash and a Botswana safari

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

Fairy circles – Euphorbia toxins are responsible for the bizarre fairy circles that have baffled and fascinated scientists – new research