What is to become of Socotra?
I consider myself to be among the lucky ones; I visited Socotra while it still was a near pristine paradise. It is the stuff fairy tales...
How armed conflict is affecting wildlife in the Sahara-Sahel region
A paper was recently published in Conservation Letters highlighting the effects of armed conflicts on local biodiversity in the...
Stories and legends about Arabian Leopards in Yemen; people's perception of their top predator.
Protecting a carnivorous species is never an easy task especially when the livelihood and culture of communities is at stake. The local...
Africa Geographic picks up my text and photos about my afternoon with a leopard and her cub.
https://africageographic.com/blog/leopards-challenges-motherhood/
Challenges of Motherhood
Motherhood is not easy, whatever species you might be. Successfully raising one or several young to adulthood, feeding, protecting and...
Where wild and domestic animals live in (dis)harmony
In most places around the world, wildlife is restricted to fenced or well-defined areas surrounded by human-dominated landscapes. ...
Giants, sci-fi villains and Victoria lilies
Like a villain out of a sci-fi movie, Victoria lilies start out their lives as a wrinkled mass of thorns that takes months to iron out...
Seychelles: a place of superlatives and technicolor
It is not easy to write about the Seychelles without using superlatives and yet, if there is any place that warrants the use of such...
Rivers, diamonds and wildlife: shaping Botswana
Early last year, I had the opportunity to visit an incredible country- Botswana. But I didn’t understand quite how unique and wonderful...
The Mashatu Elephant
It all began on the 9th of October. My arrival at Mashatu Game Reserve coincided with the sighting of an elephant cow accompanied by a...
