Category Archive: Wildlife
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Ethics of Tourism
Repeated visits to the same wildlife park can be very rewarding. As we have found with the Maasai Mara. While most of what follows is about the Mara, this is just a case… Continue reading
Mothering
An adult lioness walking not twenty feet from your vehicle is an experience that gives you the feeling, “my hair stood on end”. But a mother lioness walking by with her three week old… Continue reading
Shades of Grey
Last evening, I put up a status message on my Facebook page asking people to please wear grey today – August, 12 – to commemorate World Elephant Day. A handful have responded by… Continue reading
Satao – a legend
Originally posted on Mark Deeble:
When I last wrote about Satao, I felt that I couldn’t use his name. I could refer to him only as a ‘magnificent tusker’ or an ‘iconic Tsavo…
Bahati’s Story
I had to try The Weekly Writing Challenge hosted by wordpress and Vincent Mars. I always enjoyed Precis Writing in school! Last week’s expedition into Masai Mara gave me the perfect theme!“Jewel eyes… Continue reading
Legal hunting … solution, panacea or murder?
Africa Geographic is one of the pages that I follow on Facebook. An article today prompted from me this post. The AG blog gives all the relevant information … http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/hunting/kenyan-rangers-moving-letter-to-american-rhino-hunter/I wrote this as… Continue reading
Easter @ Olare Orok
Let us begin at the beginning. We have done a fair bit of safariing over the last 4 years. India, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Kenya. We have lived in rondavels, lodges, chalets and… Continue reading
