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Are Baines’ Baobabs in trouble?

Are Baine's Baobabs in Botswana dying? I have been lucky to visit these amazing trees many times in the last 10 years or so. To me, it appears as if they are in bad shape. The furthest of them all appears to be leaning over [...]

July 28th, 2023|Tags: , |

Leopard hunting in Botswana – solution, or a band-aid on a bigger problem?

Leopard hunting in Botswana – solution or is it just a band-aid on a bigger problem? Last night I posted a photo of a recent leopard hunt in Botswana. It was met with mixed reactions and lots of comments and direct messages but it raised [...]

July 14th, 2022|Tags: |

4 suspected rhino poachers/fishermen killed on the Chobe!

4 suspected rhino poachers have been killed in a cross border skirmish at Sedudu island on the Chobe late at night on the 5th of August - almost as a direct consequence of what happens in the middle of a tourism hotspot when there are [...]

November 9th, 2020|Tags: , , |

World Rhino Day – Kruger update

A young white rhino calf splits away from its mother, looking out towards us and giving one much hope that this species has a chance of survival in the wild... The second image (below) shows the current status of part of the fence separating Kruger [...]

September 22nd, 2017|Tags: , |

Desperate times…elephants stuck in the mud!

Elephants stuck in the mud !! - incident from November 2016 Images 1-3: Finding the first elephant and releasing it from the mud  It really is a time of desperation as literally hundreds of elephants die in all ways possible this year. We have been trying [...]

January 15th, 2017|Tags: , |

How is this for an unexpected visitor??

This huge eland came up past our house to find some water and food. Fortunately, our neighbours could provide water and it slaked its thirst before giving all the houses a walk by, while he calmly searched for food. These are huge antelope and I [...]

January 15th, 2017|Tags: , |

Elephants: a photo journal of some special sightings

strong>Today is World Elephant Day and we have chosen a variety of elephant images to celebrate these magnificent creatures! The first 20 or so images (with relevant captions and any relative conservation information below each photo) celebrate their beauty while further on we look at [...]

August 12th, 2016|Tags: |