Posts Tagged ‘African wildlife’
Raabia Hawa’s Love Affair with Wildlife
An interview with Raabia Hawa, a well-known “Kenyan Radio presenter with a passion for people and wildlife, people for wildlife, and wildlife for the people”. Hi Raabia. Thanks for taking the time to contribute to AfricaFreak. It’s a real honour to have you, and I’m sure our readers out there ...
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Inspired by Africa: Wildlife Off the Beaten Track
Luxury family holidays don’t have to entail spending time in typical tourist destinations. Adventurous and active families have been making memories by booking holidays such as a Botswana safari and exploring the back country of Africa. If you are looking for a travel experience that you and your family will ...
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Best Wildlife Hotspots in Africa
Global tourists tired of tame, hum drum holiday destinations often look to the African continent for unparalleled beauty, exotic wildlife, and dramatic geographic landscapes. Few places on earth can make these claims like the African countries of Tanzania, Uganda, and Botswana. Hunters and adventure seekers have always sought out the ...
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Africa’s Endangered Safari Hit List
Guest Post by Chris Mears. Africa is awe-inspiring beauty wherever you decide to safari, but our main reason for travel on the continent is ultimately concerned with wildlife. Unfortunately, poaching and the destructive behaviour of we humans is having a massive impact on the lifespan and population of many well-loved ...
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Top 10 Best African Wildlife Videos on YouTube
If you’re like me and you love “African wildlife action”, you’ve probably spent endless hours glued to your screen on some of the amazing footage out there! Today I’d like to share a compilation of the best African wildlife videos I’ve ever come across (so far) on YouTube. The top ...
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Wild Animal Close Encounters: Dos and Don’ts
If you should ever come across a bloat of hippos or a pride of lions when touring the Serengeti, consider yourself most fortunate. With that said, proceed with caution. While you’re far more likely to encounter a “foreign transaction fee” when visiting an African nation than getting attacked by an ...
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By Some She is Known Only As “Baboon Woman”
Probably Africa’s primates favorite wildlife conservationist for baboons and vervet monkeys. Karin Karin, also known across South Africa as “Baboon Woman” is a quiet, soft spoken, slightly built woman. Yet once she speaks about her beloved primates she stands twice as tall as her passion, knowledge and amazing understanding of ...
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A South African Safari Secret Revealed
Tucked away behind a veil of dramatically beautiful mountains a mere two hours by road from South Africa’s bustling commercial capital of Johannesburg lies one of the Rainbow Nation’s best-kept safari secrets and one of my personal favourite game reserves – the Pilanesberg. Spawned by an ancient volcano which still ...
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How the Journey to Help Africa’s Wildlife Began
Do you love the Big Cats, or is it the primates, maybe rhinos, or simply all wildlife in Africa? Everyone who is passionate about wildlife has a story to tell. Some seem to arrive on this planet with an innate sensitivity to wild animals, birds and their environment, others gain ...
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Community Challenges
Hello everyone! I have a little more to share from Graham at Shamwari. All the latest news from him and his students at the reserve, and it seems they’ve been busier than ever getting out into the community and doing what they can. Visiting one of the local preschools, the ...
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