10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda.

Buffalo 202

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards 202

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Marabous have also learnt another trick, and that is to follow vultures and scavenge off the remains of Lion and other large predator kills. They have even been known to kill children who have been incautious enough to approach too closely. They are also attracted by fires and can gather in thousands.

Africa 240

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

And sure enough, the natural reservoir of Marlburg, an unpleasant relative of Ebola, was finally identified in was indeed a bat cave I had taken my parents to in Uganda. The disease had killed a tourist like ourselves. Hunting, the bush meat trade, habitat loss, population increases, they all have a part to play in this story.

Humane 162

Humane Animal Africa Ukraine 162