Tag Archive: Wildlife
Top 7 African Safari Camps Perfect for Families
Traveling with family and little ones can seem daunting, especially abroad. We’ve done the work for you and found the best safari camps for families. From malaria-free areas to camps that allow shared accommodations with mom and dad, your trip…
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A sign of hope: Rare Western Lowland Gorilla Twins Born
At World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation program site in Dzanga-Sangha in the Central African Republic (CAR), researchers and environmentalists have worked to habituate and conserve Western Lowland gorillas over the past 16 years. At the end of January, the first…
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Black Rhinos Survive in the Deserts of Namibia
Due largely to the high value of powdered rhino horns in traditional Chinese medicine, poachers killed 98 percent of the rhinos in Africa between 1960 and 1995. Even now, rhino populations continue to decline rapidly around the world. In 2011, both a…
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Botswana Cat Nip: Almost Us, but Rather a Cup
I learned on my recent Secluded Botswana Safari that, since the Botswana government has outlawed hunting, most animals, particularly predators, are quite used to trucks. In fact, they simply see our game drive vehicles as part of the scenery, or…
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Painted Wolf? African Wild Dogs in Botswana
Months after my trip to Botswana, I’m still scrolling through photos and reminiscing about what a magical trip it was. A treat to explore (for the first time with my husband) the wilds of Botswana, while gathering research and perfecting…
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