Conservation & Wildlife

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 03/12/2021 06:56

Arrival of white rhinos boosts Rwanda tourism

Kester Vickery, a conservationist is excited to have been among the group that supervised the translocation of 30 white rhinos from South Africa to Rwanda's Akagera National Park. Billed as the largest single rhino translocation ever undertaken--their journey covered a total distance of over 3,400 kilometres.

And for Vickery-- a co-… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 30/11/2021 04:36

Rwanda: Akagera National Park welcomes 30 white rhinos in largest-ever single translocation

In the largest single rhino translocation ever undertaken, 30 white rhinos have been introduced to Akagera National Park in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 27/11/2021 04:09

Witness the zebra migration in Botswana

When thinking of animal migrations in Africa, the first thing that springs to mind is the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. And although this event is a phenomenal bucket-list experience, there are many other migrations that are worth experiencing in Africa.

One of these is the zebra migration in northern Botswana. … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 26/11/2021 20:23

Imvelo launches conservation course in Zimbabwe

Imvelo Safari Lodges has launched a course for young adults to experience a community-based conservation partnership in Zimbabwe. The course will be held twice in 2022: May 19 to May 27 and June 23 to July 1. Participants will be accommodated at Imvelo's Camelthorn Lodge in Hwange National Park, the largest and most diverse national park in Zimb… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/11/2021 05:03

How Covid-19 affected conservation efforts in Africa

The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted just about every aspect of our lives, from working arrangements to holiday plans. In Africa, everything from Kenyan safaris to city breaks in Cape Town came to a standstill. While many other areas of tourism have slowly started to recover, perhaps the one that was the hardest hit was conservation tourism… read more

• Miscellaneous
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 11/11/2021 06:20

Kenya: Balala Unveils Ministry's Plans to Achieve Sustainable Tourism By 2030

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has unveiled plans to restrict the use of vehicular transportation within all National Parks and Reserves to those that use non-fossil renewable energy by 2030 as part of Kenya’s commitment to achieving sustainable tourism.

Balala, in a statement, noted that that the ministry … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 03/11/2021 17:23

South African National Parks (SANParks) announces annual conservation fee increase

South African National PArks (SANParks) has announced the annual conservation tariffs increase for Agulhas National Park, Bontebok National Park, … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 03/11/2021 12:41

Kruger National Park Calendar - December

Weather:

• height of summer
• very hot & humid days
• warm nights
• often spectacular lightning storms

Temperatures:

• between 18°C - 34°C (Fahrenheit: e.g. 34°C = [(34x9)]/5 + 32 = 93.2°F)
• visit our webcam page for live footage from

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 03/11/2021 05:39

How Rwanda is protecting gorillas from Covid-19

Primates, with their similar anatomical and physiological features similar to humans, are vulnerable to the same diseases, and are therefore considered to be at risk to Covid-19.

Rwanda has put protocols in place to protect its gorilla population. Coronavirus amongst gorillas is not unheard of; there is a case in which … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 02/11/2021 06:37

Extremely rare albino honey badger seen at Western Cape nature reserve

The honey badger is regarded as one of Africa’s most ferocious mammals, and was even named the ‘most fearless animal in the world’ in the 2002 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

This feisty animal is once again in the spotlight after an extremely rare albino honey badger (Mellivora capensis) was recently… read more