Conservation
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Our Changing Planet
Are you watching Our Changing Planet? This natural history series by the BBC documents specific conservation efforts in six places around the world, with the presenters returning each year for seven consecutive years. Series 2 returns…
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Happy Birthday Garamba
Garamba, one of Africa’s oldest national parks and a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated its extraordinary 85-year history in March. Roll the clock back to the 1970s and Garamba was an undulating…
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The Story of Ally
In 2021 we supported the work of African Pangolin Working Group (APWG) – an NGO established by Professor Ray Jansen in South Africa more than a decade ago. The funds we donated were…
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Mara Co-Existence Farm Update
With thanks to the team at Mara Elephant Project for the following update. “February started with low rainfall levels, and we eventually experienced the lowest river levels since we started the…
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A tribute to T1
Panna Tiger Reserve is mourning the loss of T1, a female Royal Bengal Tiger, who died in February. Panna Tiger Reserve is in Madhya Pradesh in India with the beautiful…
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New Tropical Kelp Forest Discovered
When you think of kelp, you think of cold water and the famous forests of the North-west coast of America. But actually kelp forests are found along roughly one quarter of the…
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From Heartbreak to Happiness
The Dzanga Sangha Protected Area (DSPA) in the Congo Basin is home to over 2000 western lowland gorillas – two thirds of the world population. This is the only place…
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Horn of Africa Experiencing ‘worst drought in 40 years’.
East Africa is suffering from what has been described by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) as the ‘most severe drought in 40 years.’ There have now been three consecutive years of…
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Nalla the puma cub
Do you remember Nalla the puma cub? She was found orphaned just before Christmas 2020, a victim of the exotic pet trade, and was transfererd to the Oncafari rewilding centre in…
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