Stories & galleries

THIS WEEK
Photographer of the Year 2025 is here; celebrating big cats; the ominous wild dog landscape; and see tuskers on safari

Celebrating Africa’s Big Cats
Explore Africa’s big cats – lion, leopard, & cheetah – through stunning photos & fascinating facts about their habitats, behaviours, & traits

Painted predators, vanishing prey: a wild dog crisis
The African wild dog is hunting harder for less due to prey scarcity caused by poaching. Can they overcome this changing landscape?

THIS WEEK
Photographer of the Year – 2025 info + winner Dewald Tromp shares his pics; our CEO unpacks the hunting debate; and 2 bumper Botswana safaris

You asked: Our CEO’s view on hunting
Is hunting justifiable? Simon Espley explores the ethics & realities of hunting’s impact on conservation, biodiversity, & local communities

Dewald Tromp – Our 2024 Photographer of the Year
Phenomenal photos: Photographer of the Year 2024 Dewald Tromp shares a selection of his favourite images and the stories behind them

THIS WEEK
How are Kruger’s 120 rewilded rhinos doing?; Mana Pools photo safari with Villiers Steyn; a Madagascar safari & Mashatu Magic

How are Greater Kruger’s 120 rewilded rhinos doing?
We check in on the 120 rhinos rewilded to Greater Kruger as part of the African Parks Rhino Rewild initiative

Mana Pools photo safari with Villiers Steyn
Wildlife, breathtaking photography, and untamed experiences – Villiers Steyn headed to Mana Pools, Zimbabwe, to lead an epic photographic safari

THIS WEEK
Africa’s best leopard-spotting destinations; Chad’s black crowned cranes in crisis; Gabon’s evolving dwarf crocodiles and a Bwindi gorilla-trekking safari

The best places to see leopards in Africa
Want to spot leopards on your next safari? Here are the top destinations for seeing this elusive member of the Big 5

Boko Haram, fishermen, and the threat to black crowned cranes
Lake Fitri, Chad’s vital bird habitat, faces threats as Boko Haram drives human migration, endangering black crowned cranes & waterbirds