Race to Save Kenya’s Giant Pangolins

Race to Save Kenya’s Giant Pangolins

As I stood on the edge of the Oloololo escarpment, looking out over the Maasai Mara, an occasional glint of light reflected off a distant vehicle and reminded me that the planes below teem with safari vehicles. This is one of the most popular safari destinations on the continent and it seemed incredible that, just over my shoulder, there was a large species of mammal that had gone mostly unnoticed until recently and could soon be extinct in Kenya.

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We Built a Waterhole

We Built a Waterhole

In the relentless heat of the day, Shompole Conservancy seems like an inhospitable place. A layer of fine dust blankets everything and it is impossible to move without sending puffs of it drifting off on the breeze. It is very dry and it might appear that little wildlife could survive here. At night, however, the story is quite different…

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Melanistic Serval Kitten in the Serengeti

Melanistic Serval Kitten in the Serengeti

Last week I was at Namiri Plains in the Serengeti. I was aware that over the last couple of years, a rare melanistic serval cat had been seen quite regularly near to camp. When I arrived, however, I was disappointed to learn that it had not been seen for a couple of months. But, I had not come to the Serengeti looking for black cats; my aim was to photograph lions for my next book project and so I resolved to focus all my attention on that instead. The lions of Namiri did not disappoint and thoughts of mini black panthers soon left my mind.

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Photographing Rhinos

Photographing Rhinos

As I was winding up the fieldwork for Land of Giants, I shifted focus to another of Tsavo’s majestic inhabitants: Black Rhino. Tsavo West is a one of the most ruggedly wild and beautiful landscapes I have encountered in Africa, and a fitting bastion for these ancient mammals.

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