Stories & galleries

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

THIS WEEK
THE 15 top wildlife experiences; Tsavo’s wild dogs; solving Botswana’s elephant mystery; South African safari adventure & the best of Kenya

15 top African wildlife experiences
The ultimate guide to your African safari bucket list. Here are our choices of 15 top African wildlife experiences on the continent

New hope for Tsavo’s wild dogs
Tsavo’s African wild dogs face major threats. Tsavo Trust & Painted Wolf Foundation are working to save these painted dogs. Here’s how

Botswana elephants mass die-off solved – cyanobacteria theory affirmed by scientists
Hundreds of elephants mysteriously died in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 2020. Scientists affirm cyanotoxins were the likely cause

THIS WEEK
A deep dive into Greater Kruger; Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey finale; and AP takes on Ethiopia’s Gambella NP

Greater Kruger
Take a deep dive into the reserve that makes up one of Africa’s most iconic safari destinations: Greater Kruger, South Africa

African Parks takes on Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park
African Parks has joined the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority & Gambella State to take on management of Ethiopia’s Gambella NP

Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey – the finale, with rhinos
Kingsley Holgate’s Afrika Odyssey expedition connected all African Parks’ protected areas. As a finale they visited the rhinos at AP’s Rhino Rewild HQ

THIS WEEK
We reveal how many tuskers are left in Africa; a moving gallery from Scott Ramsay embodying the Spirit of Africa; and a Great Wildebeest Migration safari

African elephants – how many tuskers are left?
How many tuskers are left in Africa? We embark on an extended investigation to estimate the number of tuskers remaining on the continent