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Fabulous Farne Islands – Open Air Classroom

28/06/2017 Martin Birds, Birds in flight, Camera gear, Photo Tips, Photography, Wildlife

Farne Islands, open air classroom There is no doubt that the more you practice something the better at it you become. This is as true for wildlife photography as it is for anything else. It is very common for people to spend the first few hours in Africa just ‘getting their eye in’; familiarising themselves with the way animals move[…]

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DIRECTOR’S NOTE – Q4

I’m sure I speak for us all when I say “good riddance” to 2020. It was a year filled with unimaginable challenges. And if it was hard for us, then I’m sure it was equally difficult for our supporters around the world. I am overwhelmed with gratitude that we were able to keep our rangers in the field and our core operations running at a time when so many could not. It would not have been possible without our supporters and partners.

We had some tremendous successes in spite of the odds. Reviewing our numbers, I have to pinch myself: it’s another year with ZERO elephants and ZERO rhinos poached in our area of operation. These 10 plus years building up our anti-poaching programs with our community rangers have really paid off.

Our rangers excel at being nimble and adapting to rapidly changing conditions. In the 4th quarter, they also arrested 10 suspects for bushmeat poaching and 26 for trophy possession, removed 95 snares, prevented 25 crop-raids by elephants, prevented 4 lions hunts with our partners, and responded to 23 bushfires.

But our rangers aren’t the only ones who had to make dramatic changes to their operations on account of COVID-19. Our community programs also took a huge hit. Since it wasn’t safe for people to gather at clinics, we instead organized back-pack nurses to provide remote assistance. And our community health volunteers were able to safely conduct household visits, reaching more than 21,000 people with information about both COVID prevention and family planning. Schools are also starting to reopen, which is so critical for the student’s development and the health of the community overall.

New challenges await us of course, especially as we fight to keep habitat safe from development for wildlife and livestock to continue to use. We’ll keep you posted as everything unfolds.

In the meantime, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for seeing us through 2020.

Richard Bonham
Director of Operations in Kenya and Co-Founder

Full Q4 Report: https://biglife.org/images/operational-reports/BLF-2020-Quarterly-Report-Q4.pdf

Photo: Jeremy Goss
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Our round-up of 10 unique things to do in Botswana will remind you why little matches a safari to the extraordinary Kalahari.
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Our round-up of 10 unique things to do in Botswana will remind you why little matches a safari to the extraordinary Kalahari.
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Lemala Mpingo Ridge: Simply wonderful experience. - See 126 traveler reviews, 139 candid photos, and great deals for Lemala Mpingo Ridge at Tripadvisor.
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Simply wonderful experience. - Review of Lemala Mpingo Ridge, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania - Tripadvisor
Lemala Mpingo Ridge: Simply wonderful experience. - See 126 traveler reviews, 139 candid photos, and great deals for Lemala Mpingo Ridge at Tripadvisor.
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Does removing elephants save trees? This fascinating report delves into this important conservation issue.
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Elephants and trees - Africa Geographic
Does removing elephants save trees? This fascinating report delves into this important conservation issue.
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Plentiful rains have transformed the dusty plains of Hwange into a wet wonderland of waterlilies and waders – it’s seventh heaven for amphibians like hippos. Hippos are not a species which you would normally associate with the desert sands of Hwange National Park, but as these special images from Bomani pan show, opportunities for observation and photography of hippo may well be better here than on larger water bodies.

While today these hippos are resident year-round in Hwange, historically they would probably only have visited during the summer rains, and returned to the perennial pools in the river systems outside the Park as the temporary pans in the plains dried up. When permanent water sources were developed by the new Park’s early management, the hippos stayed and have bred successfully since.

At around 1500kg, an adult male hippo will spend the day in or near water. His thick skin secretes a natural sunscreen which also helps regulate body temperature and has antibiotic properties. He will leave the water to graze for four to five hours at night, taking on board about 65kg of grass. But don’t be fooled by his physique – he can manage speeds of up to 30 km/h for short distances – and is among the most dangerous of Africa mammals, known to be aggressive and unpredictable.

That ‘yawning’ behavior is actually a threat display to ward off rivals and other unwanted intruders from his patch – opening his jaw almost 180 degrees to show off his canine tusks.

Even though Hwange is a very ‘dry’ park with no major perennial rivers, it is a paradise for hippos in the green season and thanks to Hwange’s famous dry season game water supply systems, it sustains just over 100 hippo year-round, the majority in the North. About 30 are part of the ‘Southern herd’ that frequent the waterholes in the south east of Hwange, near Bomani and Camelthorn as seen in these pictures. One of our favourite activities is to watch and listen to these pods of hippos, as their vocalizations are so unique and one of nature’s magical sounds – especially with a sundowner in hand!

Come join us in this spectacular setting – we have some unbeatable shoulder season specials, contact us on res2@imvelosafarilodges.com to find out more!
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elephant encounter, Hwange NP

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