Blog - Explorers Against Extinction

Wildlife Close Encounters that Didn’t go to Plan

There’s a moment, when you’ve worked in travel and conservation for long enough, when your relationship with wildlife changes. You stop thinking of animals as distant, majestic figures in documentaries…

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Okuti Camp Review: Slow Safaris and Delta Waterways in Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve

I arrived in Moremi in March when much of the reserve had disappeared beneath the summer rains. Roads were closed, self-drive visitors locked out, and access possible only by light…

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Travel Resources

The Watches Built for Exploration: Why Purpose Still Matters in a Disposable World

In an age where most products are designed for convenience and short-term use, true exploration still demands something very different. It requires equipment that can be relied upon in unfamiliar…

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2 Legs for 4: Walking for Tigers

It’s official, Paul Goldstein and his tiger suit will return this summer. But this time, he is going even further. From July, Paul will take on a 1,000 mile walk…

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Into the Mist: A Journey to Nyungwe National Park

There’s a certain kind of quiet you only notice when you’ve left everything else behind. I found it in Nyungwe National Park, deep in Rwanda’s southwest, where the roads narrow,…

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Reteti House Review: Conservation, Community and Kenya’s Wild North

Heading north from the dusty scrape of Samburu’s Kalama airstrip, the landscape shifts almost immediately, opening into something wilder, redder and far more expansive. We join the A2, which cuts…

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Antarctic species reclassified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List

Two of Antarctica’s most iconic species have been reclassified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, reflecting growing concern over the pace of environmental change in the Southern Ocean. The…

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Giant Otters in the Pantanal: Progress, Pressure and the Power of Monitoring

In 2024, Explorers Against Extinction supported a small but important part of the long-term monitoring work carried out by Projeto Ariranhas, the Giant Otter Project, in Brazil’s Pantanal. Their latest…

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Asia

What are the biggest mistakes travellers make when visiting India in 2026?

India is a land of unparalleled beauty, profound spirituality, and overwhelming sensory intensity. For those planning a journey in 2026, the promise of ancient temples, bustling bazaars, and vibrant landscapes…

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Reteti, Resilience, and Long’Uro: A Story of Survival and Innovation

In the remote Mathews Range of northern Kenya, within the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Reteti Elephant Sanctuary is quietly redefining what conservation can look like. Reteti is the first community-owned and…

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