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Stick Your Neck Out for Giraffe

World Giraffe Day | 21 June 2025 This World Giraffe Day, we’re celebrating one of the world’s most iconic yet overlooked species, and the dedicated conservation efforts giving giraffe populations…

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Travel Resources

Tips to Survive a Solo Road Trip in Bad Weather

In spite of significant improvements in vehicle safety technology, road accidents continue rising globally. According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 1.19 million lives are lost annually due to road…

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Conservation

From Forest to Black Market The Economics of Poaching

To truly understand how poaching persists despite international bans, fierce law enforcement, and global awareness campaigns, we need to follow the money and the movement. At first glance, poaching might…

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Kangchenjunga at 70: Honouring a Mountain, Its People, and a Vision for the Future

Last Thursday at the Royal Geographical Society in London, we joined Himalayan Trust UK in marking 70 years since the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain. It was…

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Guide to Hwange National Park: Zimbabwe’s Big Game Frontier

Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe’s largest and best-known wildlife reserve—a vast mosaic of open plains, woodlands, and seasonal pans teeming with elephants, lions, and other iconic species in the country’s…

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Asia
Travel

Guide to Varanasi: India’s Spiritual Heartbeat

Set on the sacred banks of the River Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world—and perhaps the most spiritually charged destination…

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In Search of Ghosts: Snow Leopard Conservation in India’s High Himalaya

In the remote reaches of northern India, high above the tree line, where the air thins and prayer flags flutter on icy winds, lives one of the world’s most elusive…

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An Historic Homecoming for Grauer’s Gorillas

In a landmark moment for gorilla conservation, four female eastern lowland gorillas—also known as Grauer’s gorillas—have been translocated to the heart of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of…

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Wildlife

Discovering the Mountain Bongo – Kenya’s Hidden Forest Antelope

We’ve come across bongos before through our work in Dzanga Sangha, Central African Republic, but we hadn’t realised a distinct critically endangered subspecies still clings on in East Africa. So…

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Information

5 best freeze-dried food for camping

Deep in the wilderness, your pack’s weight and energy levels are critical. You need lyophilized meals that are lightweight, calorie-dense, and quick to prepare. After rigorous testing and expert reviews,…

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