Wildlife, Conservation and Safaris in Africa
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There are a huge range of safari, travel and holiday operators that can organise your trip to Africa, we and don't pretend to know half of them. Some that we do know and are worth a look are Wildlife Worldwide, who specialise in in custom made specialist safaris, and Discovery Initiatives, a pioneering Eco-tourism company who use the revenue from tourism to drive conservation.
Elephant Culling
The South African Government have cleared the way for elephants to be culled once again, is this the least worst option or a conservation travesty?
Join the debate.
Elephant Culling
The South African Government have cleared the way for elephants to be culled once again, is this the least worst option or a conservation travesty?
Join the debate.
Recent Africa news
- Crackdown leads to arrest of 57 wildlife criminal suspects across Africa
- 90% drop in Africa’s lion population in 20 years. Does anyone care?
- CDs to deter elephants from crop raiding
- Gorilla rangers all safe - for now
- Leakey speaks about ivory auctions and their disservice to conservation
- Forest elephants trapped by road building
- Black Rhino moved to new home in the Karoo National Park
- Snare removals and rescues in Zimbabwe
- Male eland antelope ‘crack’ their knees to attract the girls
- 'Golden' lion of the South Luangwa National Park
- Flying fox back from the brink of extinction
- 39 gorilla rangers missing in DRC
- Knysna elephants – No evidence for more than 1 survivor
- Bonobos hunt and eat other primates
- eBay bans ivory sales in response to IFAW report
More Africa news
- West Africa chimp numbers down by 90%
- Getty conservation prize awarded to Madagascar community leader
- Woman Injured by Buffalo on Mountain Zebra National Park Hiking Trail
- 120 tons of ivory to be auctioned in Southern Africa
- Wild dog and cheetah survey in Kruger National Park – You can help
- Sahara wildlife survey
- Four rhinos poached in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
- Zimbabwe rhino poachers released
- Second Honey buzzard poised to cross the Sahara
- Richard Leakey speaks about Bushmeat - The most significant immediate threat to the future of wildlife in Africa
- Kalahari Game Reserve devastated by fire
- Migrant birds threatened by global warming
- Blanket ban on bushmeat could be disastrous for forest dwellers in Central Africa - Ignoring it could be disastrous for wildlife
- First rescue and rehabilitation centre for gorillas to open in eastern Africa
- New population of Okapi discovered – First ever photos of wild Okapi
Related News Articles
Leakey speaks about ivory auctions and their disservice to conservation I believe that auctioning the ivory stockpiles would cause poaching to increase particularly in the central, eastern and western African elephant range states.
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'Golden' lion of the South Luangwa National ParkOne of our readers, Egil Dröge, has sent us photos photos of a very unusual young lion that is clearly much lighter than his siblings.
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Rhino poaching- the poacher tells all.
The Van Deventer brothers were arrested in South Africa on charges of poaching rhinoceroses. Having entered into a plea bargain with the state, the brothers received reduced prison sentences. Shortly afterwards, they contacted investigative journalist and Africa Geographic columnist Ian Michler. They wanted to tell their story.
New Forest Robin bird species discovered in GabonThe newly discovered olive-backed forest robin (Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus) was named by the scientists for its distinctive olive back and rump.
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50% of world's primates endangeredThe world's monkeys, apes and other primates are disappearing from the world's forests faster than ever
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Major Kenyan wetlands to be sacrificed for biofuelsThe Kenyan government has approved a controversial plan to grow biofuel crops on an internationally important coastal wetland.
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Zululand Birding Route celebrates ten years
One of Africa’s most established and celebrated ecotourism initiatives, the Zululand Birding Route (ZBR), celebrated its 10th anniversary this weekend.
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The 2008 Majete Elephant Translocation ProjectLocal tribes people have been in conflict with elephants for many years and this has culminated in the death of two adult and two baby elephants.
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Lake Oloidien flamingosThe lake has only recently become saline enough for the bacteria that the flamingos rely on for food to exist.
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World's rarest giraffe species clinging on in West Africa.There are just 150 rare West African giraffes left, all living in Niger.They are very rare, but in fact their number have doubled!
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Huge relocation of African wildlife undertaken by SANparks.A huge translocation of game animals , including rhinos, giraffes, buffalo and many antelope, has taken place with as many as 1200 being moved from a degazetted National Park into a new park and some existing reserves.
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Gorillas to be re-homed on ‘island bachelor pad’.5 orphaned male gorillas have been set up on a 'bachelor pad' island in the Congo. The 5 have been forced away from the two family groups in the area and were roaming into local villages.
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'Extinct' Madagascar Pochard re-discoveredThe Madagascar pochard, thought extinct since 1990, has been found alive and well. 9 adults and 4 young were seen by researchers.
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New species of sucker-footed bat found in MadagascarA new bat with suckers attached to its thumbs and feet has been discovered in Madagascar.
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Africa's rarest carnivore discovered in Tanzania.Jackson's mongoose, only previously known from a few small clusters in Kenya, has been photographed by a camera trap in Tanzania's Udzungwa mountains.
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Four Mountain Gorillas killed in the DRCDreadful news from the DRC as at least four gorillas are killed, including a silverback and three females, one of which was pregnant.
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Gorilla caveZoologists from Frankfurt have found a 'Gorilla Cave' in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Desert crocodiles in the SaharaIt’s hard to believe that 8-ton, dinosaur-eating ‘Super Crocs’ roamed the Sahara 110 million years ago. More incredibly, perhaps, latter day versions are still living there.
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The White Baboon of TuliSnowball, who, as far as we can tell, is probably the first leucistic Chacma Baboon recorded. The young baboon has settled in well with the rest of his baboon troop and is treated like any other.
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White Giraffe seen In BotswanaThe extremely rare white giraffe was seen and photographed by Mrs K Little in Botswana in 2006. Another white giraffe was recorded in Tanzania in 1993, but records are very few and far between.
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Vast herds of wildlife found in Southern SudanAn aerial survey of southern Sudan has found herds of antelope that may be larger than those of the Serengeti.
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100 elephants massacred in Chad.A survey team working in Zakouma National Park have discovered the remains of 100 elephants killed by poachers.
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West African black rhino thought to be extinctRecent surveys in West Africa failed to find any trace of the Western Black rhino across its former range. Further more only 4 Northern White rhino could be found and it will almost certainly disappear in the near future.
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Ebola-outbreak kills as many as 5000 gorillas
A new study has revealed that there has been a massive die-off of gorillas and chimpanzees in Ebola outbreaks over the last few years.
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Okapi rediscovered in Eastern Congo.The endangered Okapi has been seen the in Virunga National Park for the first time in nearly 50 years during a survey of the area. The deep innaccessible jungle has been off limits for years as it has been used as a base by various rebel groups.
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Oil prospecting in GabonRecent oil prospecting operations by Chinese oil company SinoPec are destroying one of Gabon's richest national Parks.
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Huge massacre of elephants in the Central African Republic: As many as 1000 elephants butchered.Conservationists in the Central African Republic have found evidence of as many as 1000 elephants that appear to have been killed by Sudanese poaching gangs.
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New survey finds a 98% decline in the Hippo population of the Virunga National ParkThe Mai Mai militia have slaughtered hundreds of hippos and elephants in the last few months.
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Popular wildlife & conservation news stories from the past
Why are Bonobos so laid back?
Canopy Raft Program discoveries and photos from Madagascar.
Another Mountain gorilla found dead.
‘Lost forest’ yields several new species.
Huge translocation of ungulates underway in Kenya as thousands of animals are moved to Meru National Park.
Only Lesser flamingo breeding site in East Africa under threat from industry.
Key rhino sanctuary expanded in Kenya.
Photo story. Martial eagle Vs White stork - Masai Mara.
Jewellery made from snares - Poachers turn fashionistas.
Kruger Park full - visitors turned away.
13 arrested in clampdown on poaching in Kenya.
Endangered black rhinos return to Tanzania.
40 rhinos killed in Zimbabwe.
3 rangers and 4 poachers killed in gun battle in Kenya.
Canopy Raft Program discoveries and photos from Madagascar.
Another Mountain gorilla found dead.
‘Lost forest’ yields several new species.
Huge translocation of ungulates underway in Kenya as thousands of animals are moved to Meru National Park.
Only Lesser flamingo breeding site in East Africa under threat from industry.
Key rhino sanctuary expanded in Kenya.
Photo story. Martial eagle Vs White stork - Masai Mara.
Jewellery made from snares - Poachers turn fashionistas.
Kruger Park full - visitors turned away.
13 arrested in clampdown on poaching in Kenya.
Endangered black rhinos return to Tanzania.
40 rhinos killed in Zimbabwe.
3 rangers and 4 poachers killed in gun battle in Kenya.
Popular Africa stories
- Grevy’s zebras endangered.
- Millions of swallows saved by new radar system.
- Desert crocodiles of the Sahara.
- Mountain gorillas in danger as rebels move into gorilla zone.
- Kenya Launches National Conservation Strategy to Boost Rhinos.
- Lesser flamingos get stay of execution at Lake Natron.
- Ugandan forest spared from scourge of biofuel.
- Another ranger killed in the DRC as the situation deteriorates further.
- Vulture-killing drug now on sale in Africa.
- Primates in Peril - 25 most threatened species of primate.
- A New Population of De Brazza’s Monkey found in Kenya.
- Wildebeest Migration Deaths in the Maasai Mara.
- Research finds more Knysna elephants than expected.
Top African Safari Destinations (in no particular order)
- Chobe, Botswana
- Masai Mara, Kenya
- Virunga Volcanoes, Uganda and Rwanda
- Etosha Pans, Namibia
- Luangwa Valley, Zambia
- Serengeti Plains, Tanzania
- Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
- Samburu & Buffalo Springs, Kenya.
- Lake Nakuru, Kenya
- Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Kafue National Park, Zambia.
ELEPHANT BACK SAFARIS: CONSERVATION OR CRUELTY.
Shearwater Adventures, a tour operator from Zimbabwe, is under fire for capturing wild elephants for use on elephant back safaris. However Shearwater strongly defend their position by pointing out that the drought in Zimbabwe is devastating the elephant herds.
Read both sides of the argument.
Read both sides of the argument.
