World Rhino Day

By On 21/09/2020

September 22nd is World Rhino Day. There are two African rhino species, often referred to as the ‘black rhino’ and the ‘white rhino’, even though both of them have a similar grey colour. The explanation one often reads is that this is a misunderstanding. The Dutch farmers in South Africa called the broad-lipped ‘white’ rhino […]

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International African Wild Dog Day

By On 26/08/2020

August 26th is International African Wild Dog Day. Of course I do not know what this fellow is thinking, but I imagine it’s something like: “What an enormous steak!”.

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World Lion Day

By On 10/08/2020

Today is World Lion Day. On a day like this, I feel extra privileged that I have seen and photographed so many lions in the wild. I think we’re lucky that we can still see them, but that should not be taken for granted. All over Africa lions are threatened by poaching and by encroaching […]

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Zambia photo gallery

By On 04/06/2017

I’ve added a new photo gallery with images of my last trip to Zambia, and I’ve updated some of the African Animals photo galleries with images of that trip.

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Cecil, or Trophy hunting in Africa

By On 02/08/2015

Although almost nobody had ever heard of Cecil, the lion of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, the whole world was appalled to learn that this animal was murdered by serial killer Walter Palmer. Palmer, who considers himself a skilled ‘sport hunter’, only wounded the animal with his arrow and let it suffer for 40 hours before […]

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Bushcamp Company has new website

By On 02/08/2015

The Bushcamp Company in Zambia has a brand new website. The 360 degrees panorama images that I made from all their camps now feature on the description page of each camp, rather than that they are combined on one page like they used to be (the combined page also still exists). It […]

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