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We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Virunga National Park’s former Central Sector Warden, Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo, has been honoured with the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize in recognition of the work he has undertaken to protect Africa’s Oldest National Park. Whilst working at Virunga, Rodrigue put his life on the line and faced significant threats for the benefit of Virunga National...
DR Congo Hiking Tours
Do you need to see Mountain Gorillas and also hike mountain Nyiragongo? Virunga National Park should be your first stop. Renowned as the oldest protected area in Africa, this park is located in the eastern side of democratic Republic of Congo along the boarders with Uganda and Rwanda. From Uganda you can reach this park via the Bunagana border. The route...

Working Mothers

Leopards are solitary cats by nature.  They are comfortable on their own.  Female leopards lead less solitary lives than males, as they bear young and spend much time with their cubs.  Male leopards have little to do with raising their offspring. It is sometimes said that the big cats are poor mothers, but it should always be remembered that the...
One of the benefits of spending a lot of time in any particular wildlife area is that you get to recognize individual animals. It is human nature to try to learn as much as possible about these animals. Trying to guess the age of an animal can be an interesting exercise. Reference works indicate that in the wild, lions and...
Life can be tougher for large carnivores than it may at first appear. Africa’s big cats are equipped with dangerous claws, long, sharp teeth, and powerful muscular limbs to enable them to kill their prey. On the other hand prey animals come with their own defensive armory. Warthogs have sharp, penetrating tusks in their lower jaws. Zebra have sharp hooves,...
Mountain Gorillas in Uganda
In September 2011, Andy Biggs and James Weis will lead a private group of photographers to Kenya and Rwanda. The safari will focus on photographing the critically endangered mountain gorillas of Rwanda and the amazing array of predators and herds in Kenyas Masai Mara. September 3-15, 2011 Safari Leaders: Andy Biggs and James Weis Mountain gorilla baby In September 2011, Andy Biggs and...
It is often said that cats don’t like water.  Undoubtedly, this has some truth in it, but for cats living in and around the wetlands of northern Botswana these days, coping with water is a reality. The Okavango Delta in particular is an area that is well-known for sightings of big cats moving through water.  What I find most fascinating...
We arrived at Savuti Camp, the third camp on our Digital Safari Workshop, to hear that there was an active wild dog den not too far from camp and that the viewing restrictions that are placed on such dens for the first month (in order to avoid disturbing the dogs when the puppies are so young) had just been...
The last week of game viewing in the western sector of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve was once again nothing short of sensational. There were so many highlights, but the biggest of them all was without a doubt seeing wild dog pups in our traversing area for the first time in more than seven years. The pack of six African...
A safari report from Mombo camp in Botswanas Okavango Delta related by our guide extraordinaire, Grant Atkinson. I spent the last week of May guiding out of Mombo camp.  It is a time of year in the Delta which brings with it very comfortable temperatures, with cool mornings and gentle warm mid-days. The vegetation at Mombo was still green and quite...
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