PIC OF THE WEEK: Baby Zebra at Watering Hole in Serengeti National Park Visiting Tanzania's Serengeti National Park in mid-September, we weren't expecting to see vast herds of animals Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund CEO Tara Stoinski
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International An Interview with President/CEO Tara Stoinski This week marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of Dian Fossey, whose groundbreaking research and Keep Reading
ECO NEWS: Leading Elephant Poachers Arrested: Is the Tide Turning?
Elephants in Africa, particularly in Tanzania, have faced a devastating population drop in recent years. This is primarily due to a rapid rise in elephant poachers killing them for Keep Reading
Dereck and Beverly Joubert on Wildlife Conservation
We want to be Dereck and Beverly Joubert when we grow up. Living and working side by side, these award-winning filmmakers, National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence and wildlife conservationists have Keep Reading
Exploring Magical Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
In Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park, it’s the Monkeys you have to watch out for. Sure, there’s a poisonous green Boomslang perfectly poised to strike in a tree by the restroom. There are Keep Reading
My Life Changing Experience in South Africa
It all started with the elephant. It was my first safari drive on my first afternoon at Londolozi Private Game Reserve, part of Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, on the western border of South Keep Reading
PHOTO GALLERY: Madagascar Animals
Madagascar Animals Photo Gallery Visiting Madagascar had been a dream of ours for a very long time. We imagined lush rainforests teeming with wildlife. We imagined colorful birds, playful Keep Reading
MADAGASCAR: Conserving Ring-tailed Lemurs at Anja Reserve
Conserving Ring-tailed Lemurs at Anja Reserve, Madagascar I see the flick of a tail, ringed in black and white. Then I see the lemur, climbing over the tree branches to pick some orange Keep Reading
#JustOneRhino: 10 Reasons to Save Rhinos
I remember the first time I saw a Rhino in the wild like it was yesterday (though it was actually more than 15 years ago). I was on my first morning safari drive in South Africa's Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: NatGeo’s Dereck Joubert on Rhinos Without Borders
Africa is in serious trouble. And no, we're not just talking about ebola (although the outbreak certainly isn't helping matters), but poaching. The Asian hunger for wild animal parts Keep Reading
PHOTO GALLERY: The Wilds of Amboseli National Park & Timbavati Game Reserve
There is very little in this world that captures my attention like the African bush. I’ve joked with my friends that I am addicted, but I only half jest. When I’m there, I feel totally Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: South African Legend Johnny Clegg, “The White Zulu”
South African Music Legend Johnny Clegg On Apartheid, Nelson Mandela & His Nation’s Future Born in England, but raised in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Johnny Clegg Keep Reading
The Connection Between Walking With Lions & Canned Lion Hunting
Imagine yourself petting a cute, cuddly lion cub. You can play with it, pose for pictures with it, even go for a walk through the African bush with it. Sounds pretty amazing, right? But what if you Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Hassan Hakmoun on Morocco’s Gnawa Music & Culture
Known as "the Godfather of Gnawa music," Hassan Hakmoun is arguably the most famous musician ever to emerge from Morocco. Born in Marrakech in 1963, he grew up with a mother widely known as a Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Tinariwen, Mali’s Tuareg Blues Legends
Tinariwen, Mali’s Tuareg Blues Legends The African blues legends of Tinariwen have an incredible back-story that speaks to the importance of patience and persistence on the path to success, Keep Reading
MOROCCO: A Journey into the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
A Journey Into The Atlas Mountains of Morocco Morocco is an exotic land that has lured many travelers over the centuries, but never more so than in the last decade. Despite Keep Reading
