Neither COVID nor a hip replacement could keep this photographer from following his heart to Africa and the mountain gorilla’s of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Larry Blau found elephants, lions, rhinos and birds, discovered the gerenuk, and met a silverback. And he found time to write home about it all.
Read MoreA reader shares his experience trekking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda the gorillas had a surprise for everyone - including the professional trekkers!
Read MoreUpdated Sept 2021. Can safari be safe in the time of COVID? Planning and flexibility is everything! Naturalist and field guide Marc Cronje's day is full of lions, elephants, painted dogs, rhinos, and exotic birds - and right now, very few people. A professional wildlife field guide, Marc grew up in his family’s world of wildlife conservation. He shares his passion for wildlife and habitat conservation and the secrets of South Africa's Kruger National Park with his safari guests - and us - for the experience of a life-time.
Read MoreShy, intelligent, and playful, wolves usually prefer to fade into their surroundings, not to expose themselves to humans. Still, they have been hunted almost to extinction. Today, through hard-won conservation efforts and the miracle of luck, some pockets of wolves are returning, still others are in steep decline and the verge of extinction. Before they are gone, start a wolf discovery life list! From the Ethiopian wolf, to the Maned wolf in Brazil, to Arctic gray wolves and the final few wild red wolf individuals, learn the best destinations for your wolf trekking trip around the world. Includes new updated information on the red wolf, Tibetan wolf, and Mexican grey wolf conservation & population.
Read MoreClimbing Big Daddy in Sossusvlei’s desert heat is tough, and I was fading fast, but rescue by a wild orex? Even in Africa’s Namibia I could not have imagined that.
Read MoreThe best places to responsibly swim with whale sharks. Updates 2023, from Mozambique to Belize, discover the best times, best places and best ways to experience whale sharks around the world.
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