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...a trip for your senses, a journey for your soul...
Luxury custom photographic safaris to East and Southern Africa
...a trip for your senses, a journey for your soul...
Luxury custom photographic safaris to East and Southern Africa
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As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years restoring Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, which was critically endangered. Thanks to her public health work and medical interventions, gorillas are bouncing back in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. cnn.it/4j70X5A
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years restoring Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, which was critically endangered. Thanks to her public health work and medical interventions, gorillas are bouncing back in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. cnn.it/4j70X5A
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Scientists report, #elephants have names for each other, addressing one another using individually specific calls, according to a study that sheds more light on the evolution of language across species.
#intelligence #animalrights #sentience
warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/elephants-ha...
#intelligence #animalrights #sentience
warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/elephants-ha...
December 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Scientists report, #elephants have names for each other, addressing one another using individually specific calls, according to a study that sheds more light on the evolution of language across species.
#intelligence #animalrights #sentience
warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/elephants-ha...
#intelligence #animalrights #sentience
warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/elephants-ha...
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"Affinity" Elephant at sunrise, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
December 8, 2024 at 7:01 PM
"Affinity" Elephant at sunrise, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Keeper Jackson brings the 'team' to a halt: Diverting to pick branches for Chamboi, under the watchful gaze of an ever-inquisitive Twiggy. 🔊to hear the adorable squeaks of Chamboi - who you can adopt - as he waits for Jackson! www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/cham...
November 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Keeper Jackson brings the 'team' to a halt: Diverting to pick branches for Chamboi, under the watchful gaze of an ever-inquisitive Twiggy. 🔊to hear the adorable squeaks of Chamboi - who you can adopt - as he waits for Jackson! www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/cham...
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Giraffes Need Endangered Species Act Protection, U.S. Officials Say
->New York Times | #EndangeredSpeciesAct #Extinction #Biodiversity | More info from EcoSearch
->New York Times | #EndangeredSpeciesAct #Extinction #Biodiversity | More info from EcoSearch
Giraffes Need Endangered Species Act Protection, U.S. Officials Say
The tallest land animals in the world are declining so precipitously that they should be protected under the United States Endangered Species Act, federal wildlife officials said Wednesday. While giraffes are found in Africa, the proposal would restrict the import...
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 5:09 AM
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Spotted by our pilot, watch as teams mount a rapid response to help this bull elephant who'd been targeted by poachers. This is your donations in action!
To see the full treatment, and support our work, visit: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates...
To see the full treatment, and support our work, visit: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates...
November 13, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Spotted by our pilot, watch as teams mount a rapid response to help this bull elephant who'd been targeted by poachers. This is your donations in action!
To see the full treatment, and support our work, visit: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates...
To see the full treatment, and support our work, visit: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates...
November 12, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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The secret ingredient to successfully raising orphaned elephants? Love — and lots of it. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/projects/orp...
November 11, 2024 at 5:03 PM
The secret ingredient to successfully raising orphaned elephants? Love — and lots of it. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/projects/orp...
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#Mammals
Findings were based on the caracal, a wild cat native to Africa with distinctive tufted ears, demonstrate how social media can harness support for the predators, which some farmers shoot & poison.
Social media includes our Bluesky ya’ll…
No comment on others. 😏
phys.org/news/2024-11...
Findings were based on the caracal, a wild cat native to Africa with distinctive tufted ears, demonstrate how social media can harness support for the predators, which some farmers shoot & poison.
Social media includes our Bluesky ya’ll…
No comment on others. 😏
phys.org/news/2024-11...
Power of aesthetic species on social media boosts wildlife conservation efforts, say experts
Facebook and Instagram can boost wildlife conservation efforts through public awareness and engagement, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Communication.
phys.org
November 8, 2024 at 7:52 PM
#Mammals
Findings were based on the caracal, a wild cat native to Africa with distinctive tufted ears, demonstrate how social media can harness support for the predators, which some farmers shoot & poison.
Social media includes our Bluesky ya’ll…
No comment on others. 😏
phys.org/news/2024-11...
Findings were based on the caracal, a wild cat native to Africa with distinctive tufted ears, demonstrate how social media can harness support for the predators, which some farmers shoot & poison.
Social media includes our Bluesky ya’ll…
No comment on others. 😏
phys.org/news/2024-11...
Post your favorite picture you've taken on a safari:
October 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Post your favorite picture you've taken on a safari:
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Ok I've made a starter pack of nature photographers who post all their own work and make it accessible with alt text. Thanks for the nudge to finally put one together.
October 1, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Ok I've made a starter pack of nature photographers who post all their own work and make it accessible with alt text. Thanks for the nudge to finally put one together.
one for Botswana! their first gold medal according to ESPN (also where the pic is from)
August 8, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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one of my deep seated beliefs is that elephants are one of the other high level intelligences on this planet and that if there is a judgment day humanity will be held to account for our crimes against them www.theguardian.com/science/arti...
Elephants call each other by name, study finds
Researchers used artificial intelligence algorithm to analyse calls by two herds of African savanna elephants in Kenya
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2024 at 12:11 AM
one of my deep seated beliefs is that elephants are one of the other high level intelligences on this planet and that if there is a judgment day humanity will be held to account for our crimes against them www.theguardian.com/science/arti...
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By losing genes related to cell death, elephants may be less likely to develop tumors—but more susceptible to infections. That story and more of the best from Science and science in today's #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🐘
April 22, 2024 at 5:21 PM
By losing genes related to cell death, elephants may be less likely to develop tumors—but more susceptible to infections. That story and more of the best from Science and science in today's #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🐘
Was lucky enough to see a river crossing last week - in the Mara!! Proof again that there is NO "off-season!"
youtu.be/a3DJ1qOqSI8
youtu.be/a3DJ1qOqSI8
Bonus Zebra Migration in December - Kenya’s Masai Mara ALWAYS delivers!
The Masai Mara proves once again that there is NO “off-season!” Taken in Kenya - early December 2023Video by Dan Saperstein on iPhone 14 Pro
youtu.be
December 17, 2023 at 2:48 PM
Was lucky enough to see a river crossing last week - in the Mara!! Proof again that there is NO "off-season!"
youtu.be/a3DJ1qOqSI8
youtu.be/a3DJ1qOqSI8
Standing by to see if this actually gets gazetted and implemented (smoothly, too!), but this is certainly great news for travelers to Kenya!
nation.africa/kenya/news/w...
nation.africa/kenya/news/w...
Welcome home! Inside Ruto's grand plan to welcome the world to Kenya
President Ruto announces the abolishment of visa requirements for foreign nationals visiting the country.
nation.africa
December 12, 2023 at 5:53 PM
Standing by to see if this actually gets gazetted and implemented (smoothly, too!), but this is certainly great news for travelers to Kenya!
nation.africa/kenya/news/w...
nation.africa/kenya/news/w...
Congrats to the Springboks!! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 What a great tournament #rugby #rugbyworldcup
October 30, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Congrats to the Springboks!! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 What a great tournament #rugby #rugbyworldcup