July 6, 2012
By Ginger Mauney In the 23-year history of the Save the Rhino Trust there have been many highs and lows, of which the rebounding of the […]
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July 6, 2012
By Dr Philip “Flip” Stander, Kunene Lion Project The image of a lion walking along an isolated beach has captured the imagination of filmmakers, scientists, and […]
July 6, 2012
By Ginger Mauney In rock shelters, along dry riverbeds and out on the gravel plains, the archaeological record of the human experience in Namibia is literally […]
July 6, 2012
By Chamwe Kaira What could we possibly learn from termites, those tiny insects known for their destruction of timber? Well, a research team studied termite mounds […]
July 6, 2012
By Brenda de Witt Photos courtesy of http://www.africat.org/ Nostrils flare and claws grasp the soil as a cheetah’s fluid greyhound-like body streaks across the golden Namibian soil […]
July 6, 2012
By Dr Margaret Jacobsohn When Beavan Munali was born in 1965 in difficult circumstances, he was called Bashohe – the child that was thrown away. Today […]
July 6, 2012
By Peter Bridgeford In some circles we birders have a bad reputation. We twitch, we tick and we tirelessly pursue sightings of rare birds in odd […]
July 6, 2012
By Dr Tammie Matson It’s right under our noses – a magnificent, vulnerable, arid-adapted antelope with great ecological and economic value. It numbers less than 4 […]
July 6, 2012
By Karen Nott and Barbara Curtis To date most conservancies derive their income from wildlife and wildlife-based tourism. However, there is a need to diversify sources […]
July 6, 2012
By Mary Seely Over forty years ago, a newly established NGO known as the Namib Desert Research Association took on its first student employee to study […]
July 6, 2012
By Ginger Mauney In 1994, in response to increased pressures on the Okavango River, the basin countries – Angola, Botswana and Namibia – signed an agreement […]
July 6, 2012
By Peter Bridgeford The future of conservation in Africa and the preservation of its wilderness lie in the hands of its natural resource managers and field […]
July 6, 2012
By Bonnie Schumann Joas Njembo crouches down and scans the ground with an intent look on his face. His frown breaks into a smile as he […]
July 6, 2012
By Carol Murphy Crocodiles play an important role in maintaining the functioning of freshwater ecosystems, yet in many countries in Africa, they have been hunted to […]
July 6, 2012
By Ginger Mauney “Though there weren’t many wild animals around when I was growing up in Ongwediva, I always felt a natural connection to the birds […]
July 9, 2012
By Juliane Zeidler and Sharon Montgomery Namibia is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, abundance of wildlife and cultural diversity. Travellers from far and wide marvel at […]
July 9, 2012
By Absalom Shigwedha and Shirley Bethune Thousands of long-legged birds descend on the shallow waters of the lagoon while tourists take photographs in the cool morning […]
July 9, 2012
By Danica Shaw Private initiatives are playing an increasingly important role in the world of conservation. In Namibia this is perhaps nowhere truer than at the […]
July 9, 2012
By Conrad Brain Ngobib is a small perennial spring on the south-eastern side of the vast Etosha Pan. Its name means ‘the water becomes less’ and […]
July 9, 2012
Ex Africa semper aliquid novi (Out of Africa, always something new) Pliny the Elder, 23-79 AD By Peter Cunningham With an impressive 219 038 square […]