Cats and their innate memory of water...
It is often said that cats don’t like water. Undoubtedly, this has some truth in it, but for cats living in and around the wetlands of northern Botswana these days, coping with water is a reality.
The Okavango Delta in particular is an area that is well-known for sightings of big cats moving through...
Southern Africa’s Big Three Eagles...
Africa’s “big three” eagles are the bird equivalents of the lion, the leopard and the cheetah.
The southern part of Africa is a place that is rich in its variety of habitats. Deserts, wetlands, mountains, grasslands, forest and woodland are all represented somewhere in the region. ...
Saving the Last Lions...
Just 50 years ago there were close to a half-million lions in Africa — about 450,000 in all. Today there are between 16,000 and 23,000. And yet, unlike elephants (a far more numerous species), lions have no protection under the international accord governing such matters.
Big cats are in trouble...
African Wild Dogs (part 1)...
This is the first of several posts on African wild dogs, which will include information on this often misunderstood species. Among safari enthusiasts, a wild dog sighting is highly coveted and justifiably so, as this species is one of Africa’s most endangered animals, with less than 5,000 dogs...
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