A Different Perspective on Conservation of Elephants and Rhinos
By Peter Low The July-September 2016 issue of the East African Wildlife Society’s (EAWLS) excellent magazine, Swara, is packed with various perspectives...
Best of Two Worlds on Safari
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One time I went out on a game drive in the Maasai Mara. As we drove by the Mara River, it was...
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Nairobi, March 23 - As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues...
African Ranger Awards: Feting Wardens while Enabling Traffickers?
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When researching the illegal wildlife trade, very often some tentacles lead back to South Africa. Not only when it comes to rhino...
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Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world at lightning speed, infecting more than 1,800,000 people and killing more than 113,000 people to...
Policy Paper Suggests Three Steps for Africa to Combat Climate Change
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Kenyatta Dam, an Endangered Wetland with Endangered Birds
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I am a passionate birder from Kuresoi in Kenya’s Nakuru County. One morning in February 2022, I went on a birding excursion...
Pandemic Safari: A Game of Mixed Feelings
By Santiago Legarre
Life is a game of mixed feelings. We always tend to see the grass greener on the other side. Safari is like...
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