By Hu Berry Its scientific name Acanthosicyos horridus is more difficult to pronounce than its Topnaar name, !nara. The high-pitched Topnaar click precedes the Nama word […]
By Hu Berry Scarce and susceptible, some of the Namib’s succulents have become rare because of the ‘collector’ or plant thief who unscrupulously removes them from […]
By Hu Berry Lying like a liquid conveyor belt along Namibia’s coastal continental shelf, the northward drift and upwelling of the Benguela Current ensures a prolific […]
by Hu Berry Man’s relationship with whales began with merciless harpooning and then changed to one of concern when it was realised that these giants of […]
A desert realm that welcomes you to enter by Hu Berry Ask Nama-speaking people, whose ancestry stems from the desert, what the word ‘Namib’ means and […]
Peter Stark, self-proclaimed white bushman and self-confessed poacher turned protector of lions, died yesterday at the age of 84 in South Africa. Born in Windhoek in […]
A wilderness of sea, rocks and sand blend in perpetuity Text by Hu Berry Namibia’s protected coastline stretches 1 570 kilometres, linking 12 000 square kilometres […]
Text by Hu Berry & Photos by Hu Berry, P & M Bridgeford A career in conservation has its punishments and rewards. Setbacks are frequent and satisfaction […]
Text by Hu Berry – Flamingo September 2007 The magnitude of change reflected by the tracks left on Etosha’s surface during the past century is awesome. […]
Text by Hu Berry The Desert is both fascinating and terrifying It is the great, lonely void, And humans instinctively dread being brought face-to-face with themselves. […]