Africa’s Conservation Conundrum
The trophy hunting industry in Africa is dying, and that should concern all of us. What, if anything, replaces it will prove critical for the protection of the continent’s wildlife and wild places.
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Shot in the Dark
Africa’s black leopards are shrouded in mystery, but groundbreaking photography is bringing them to light.
Hanging with Dad
A male African jacana has his feathers full while navigating Botswana’s rich but treacherous wetlands.
Africa’s Pandemic-fueled Conservation Crisis
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long-standing weaknesses in how we protect African wilderness and species. But it has also given us an opportunity to vastly improve our approach to these urgent challenges.
Strength in Numbers
A spirited game of tug-of-war is more than just a sweet moment among siblings—it’s a sign of an African wild dog pack with enough members to keep its pups both safe and well-fed.
A Plague of Cactus
Across Kenya’s wildlife-rich Laikipia Plateau, a thorny enemy is advancing. But a tiny sap-sucking insect may help save the region’s animals and people.
Handle With Care
For one of the most heavily persecuted creatures on the planet, protection sometimes requires a very hands-on approach.
Bounty Hunter
When the Cape fur seals along the Namibian coast have their pups each December, the desert’s top scavengers become seal-hunting specialists.
Taking Down Goliath
The world’s largest frogs are also among the most coveted in the African bushmeat trade. Can grassroots efforts save the goliath frog from extinction?
Quiver Kingdom
Quiver trees thrive in arid conditions, but as climate change makes the Namib Desert hotter and drier, can these immobile icons find a way to beat the heat?
Shot in the Dark
Africa’s black leopards are shrouded in mystery, but groundbreaking photography is bringing them to light.
Hanging with Dad
A male African jacana has his feathers full while navigating Botswana’s rich but treacherous wetlands.
Africa’s Pandemic-fueled Conservation Crisis
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long-standing weaknesses in how we protect African wilderness and species. But it has also given us an opportunity to vastly improve our approach to these urgent challenges.
Strength in Numbers
A spirited game of tug-of-war is more than just a sweet moment among siblings—it’s a sign of an African wild dog pack with enough members to keep its pups both safe and well-fed.
A Plague of Cactus
Across Kenya’s wildlife-rich Laikipia Plateau, a thorny enemy is advancing. But a tiny sap-sucking insect may help save the region’s animals and people.
Handle With Care
For one of the most heavily persecuted creatures on the planet, protection sometimes requires a very hands-on approach.
Bounty Hunter
When the Cape fur seals along the Namibian coast have their pups each December, the desert’s top scavengers become seal-hunting specialists.
Taking Down Goliath
The world’s largest frogs are also among the most coveted in the African bushmeat trade. Can grassroots efforts save the goliath frog from extinction?
Quiver Kingdom
Quiver trees thrive in arid conditions, but as climate change makes the Namib Desert hotter and drier, can these immobile icons find a way to beat the heat?