Keeping up with the dugong. The dugong of Bazaruto Archipelago National Park in Mozambique are slowly gsharing their secrets through an ongoing satellite tagging exercise which is providing researchers with new insights into the challenges faced by these slow-moving creatures.

The 2025 shoebill breeding season is under way in Zambia’s Bangweulu Wetlands, with 10 nests located already. To give the fledglings the best possible start in life, these sites are being actively guarded under the Shoebill Nest Protection Programme. At the same time, the odds of

A place of smiles.Waking with a smile to the sounds of birdsong on the shores of Lake Ihema is just one of many reasons to visit Ruzizi Tented Lodge in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. As well as the opportunity to immerse yourself in a great Central African wilderness and in

Getting animated about the Migration. Data from collars fitted to migratory antelope in the Boma & Badingilo protected areas is revealing their movements in unprecedented detail. The results collected over the last two years are helping researchers see South Sudan through the

Data-driven conservation.It only takes a glance to see that Matusadona National Park in Zimbabwe is beautiful, but it requires an ongoing, intensive research effort to accurately assess the health of its ecosystems and any need for changes to how this protected space is being

The parrot fish (or “Lundo”, as it’s known in the Xitsua language of Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago) is known for its role in cleaning the coral reef. This made it an apt name for the boat used by the (mostly female) waster collectors of the Basisa Bazaruto (“Clean Bazaruto”)

Effective wildlife stewardship by communities around Boma and Badingilo national parks begins with acting on the need of local learners for access to safe spaces, educational materials, and teachers. In the Boma region of South Sudan, a collaborative conservation and community

Giraffe day. A tall (but true) tale for a short day. To celebrate World Giraffe Day, we’re placing the spotlight on the Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe of Garamba National Park in the DRC. Aerial surveys and terrestrial tracking programmes continue to provide essential

Joining the dots .Data from satellite tracking collars can help to highlight the importance of maintaining safe corridors between protected areas and mitigate the risk of human/wildlife tension. This has certainly been the case in the Sebungwe region of Zimbabwe, with tracking

Working together, learning together. The recent opening of a community classroom in the Ennedi town of Fada is the perfect example of “Umuganda”, or “coming together around a common goal to achieve a result”. In this case, the result is a space where two teachers can offer

Understanding Chinko’s fish populations. The recent survey conducted by the management of the Chinko Conservation Area in the CAR is the first comprehensive assessment of freshwater fish species in the area in a century. Results are still being collated, but the data suggests

A new approach to managing Kafue. Five into two does go… At least, that’s been the experience of the management team in Zambia’s Kafue National Park since it switched from considering this vast protected landscape as two ‘area management units’, to managing it as five sectors.

The trees of life. By any measure, Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda is extraordinarily valuable. It provides sustainable livelihoods in ecotourism for local stakeholders, pristine habitats for rare and endemic species, and serves as both a vital water catchment area and carbon sink for

Rhinos making headlines. South African media outlet ‘Daily Maverick’ reports on the recent successful translocation of 70 southern white rhino from South Africa to their new home in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. These latest translocations as part of the Rhino Rewild

Walking through the wilds of Akagera National Park in Rwanda, Boaz Washiki and the park’s K9 Unit have had many “exciting moments”, but the most rewarding part of the rangers’ work is the fact that, together with their highly trained tracker dogs, they are able to actively

RT @visitrwanda_now: 📹 70 southern white rhinos have found a new home in @AkageraPark! 🦏. In partnership with @AfricanParks, Rwanda is rest….

Last week, 70 southern white rhino completed a 3,400 km journey from South Africa to Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. The translocation was complex and was completed in two phases, each comprising 35 rhino, spaced three days apart. This significant move, part of African Parks’

Successful pangolin monitoring requires learning and applying specialist skills – just ask the rangers of Matusadona. Working with the Matusadona Conservation Trust and the Tikki Hywood Foundation, they monitor, study and protect pangolin. More here:

Successful pangolin monitoring requires learning and applying specialist skills – just ask the rangers of Matusadona. Working with the Matusadona Conservation Trust and the Tikki Hywood Foundation, they study and protect pangolin in the national park.

That squawking sound you hear the next time you’re in Zambia’s Kafue could just be night heron chicks squabbling over food. Unlike their parents – which take being unobtrusive to an art form – the nestlings of this nocturnal species are not shy about announcing their hunger!