Namibia

Lew Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya—© Ami Vitale

Extraordinary Animals and the People Who Love Them

The new book Beloved Beasts hacks through the undergrowth of the conservation movement in search of a clear path forward.

Latest in Namibia
Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) moving over the loose sand in typical mode of locomotion, Namib desert, Namibia
Making Tracks

For some snakes, taking the path of least resistance requires getting off the ground.

This desert cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis), armored with spines, walks among a very spiny herb in the Namib Desert. Having spines in such environment means being less attractive to predators and, for the plants, it helps a lot on retaining water. Sossusvlei, Namibia. Nikon D800, 15mm fisheye, F/16, 1/100, ISO 100, fill-flash used
Spikes and Malice

For the armored bush cricket, survival in the Namib Desert requires a diverse and surprising arsenal of defenses.

Black Rhino, Etosha National Park, Namibia - 2015
Arid Apparition

Once driven to near extinction by trophy hunting, the black rhino’s slow recovery is now encountering a new threat.