Stories & galleries

Simon Espley attended the pioneer stage of a visionary project to translocate 2,000 farmed rhinos into the wild. Here’s how it went down

Discover Uganda’s hidden gem, Kidepo Valley NP: a birder’s paradise and home to diverse wildlife, unique and vast landscapes and rich cultural experiences

Where to see these 12 nocturnal animals; the giraffe neck evolution debate continues; safari to South Luangwa, Victoria Falls + Lake Malawi – this week

Why do giraffes have such long necks? A new study questions whether feeding or mating played the bigger role in giraffe neck evolution

Exploring Badingilo & Boma NPs, South Sudan; the ultimate wild dog safari; the lark facing extinction; + are fenced lions happy?

Does lion pride behaviour change between fenced & open systems? Researchers monitoring lions in Kruger, Pilanesberg & more aim to find out

Kingsley Holgate & his team are connecting 22 African Parks protected areas. Read about their trip to Badingilo and Boma NPs, South Sudan

Exploring boundless Bangweulu; upping the conservation of European rollers; best of Namibia; gorilla-trekking in Bwindi; and where do Mara fees leave us?

A decline in European rollers has ignited conservation of these birds & their flyways, boosting protection of rollers & other species

Bangweulu is a land of plenty: shoebills, black lechwes, swamps, plains, waters and skies. Sarah Kingdom explores this safari haven

3-legged lion makes 1.5km swim; expedition Garamba; ultimate Kafue safari; Tsavo’s tuskers; & Maasai Mara photo safari

Watch: Researchers capture lions’ 1.5km swim through crocodile-infested waters, as lions search for new mates & territory