Looking to start a local hiking group in your area and don't know where to start? These are the steps I took to bring together a group of casual hikers in my area. Please leave a note in the comments below if you found this article helpful. Looking to...
Morning breaks, the morning call of the Cape turtle dove says, ‘Work harder, work harder’, reminds you that working is for other people; today, at least, you are on holiday. You are on safari in the Kruger National Park, South Africa’s majestic...
Did you know that you don’t need to go on an organised tour or game drive to go on safari in South Africa? The idea that you can drive around a reserve yourself spotting wildlife (including the big five!) is actually amazing. Everything you need to...
This is an iconic trail that people book for years in advance and I can fully understand why. The Otter trail will quite literally and figuratively take your breath away. This is an iconic trail that people book for years in advance and I can fully...
Hiking Offa’s Dyke: A Welsh Marchhttps://conservationmag.org/en/hiking/offas-dyke-a-welsh-march
The 285km Offa’s Dyke trail between Sedbury (just outside Chepstow) and Prestatyn can be tackled either way, but heading north will put the prevailing wind and any sunshine on your back. It’s best done between May and September, though be prepared for...
Comprising some 17,000 tropical islands along the Ring of Fire, Indonesia offers volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the world’s highest rate of fatal crocodile attacks. With such thrills available at home, in 2008 Indonesian mountaineer...
Limpopo’s wilderness-rich Waterberg region was on the verge of getting a new residential golf estate and hotel development. Then, suddenly, things changed, and in 2010, the property was sold. What has arisen in its place is a leading conservation...
Gonarezhou National Park is Zimbabwe’s 2nd largest park and is tucked away in the deep south of the country It forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park with Kruger National Park. Gonarezhou is the Shona word which translates as “Place of many...
By Dr. Thomas S. Mullikin and Dr. Juan Carlos Valdivieso Coffee has satisfied families across the world for generations. Historical records of coffee drinking date back to the middle of the 15th century, and the roasting and brewing of coffee remain...
What if Monopoly wasn't about bankrupting your friends, but about saving the planet from bankruptcy? We all know the feeling of playing a city-building game like SimCity. You zone industrial areas, build skyscrapers, and watch your bank account grow....
As any Capetonian worth their salt will tell you, Cape Town, or the Mother City as locals call it, is one of the most beautiful destinations in the world for holiday goers seeking adventure outdoors. Within just a few minutes’ drive visitors and locals...
Where Vikings and Sandlappers Converge. Iceland, the Fridrikssons, and the necessity of addressing environmental challenges for all of humanity. Having spent much of the last 40 years, travelling around the globe to witness and engage with...
An estimated 100 environmental laws are being repealed or diluted under the Trump Administration. Research by Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School, the Brookings Institute, and The New York Times estimate that more than 60 environmental rules and...
Report Summary In 2022, more than one thousand elephants are held captive around the world. In captivity, these enormous, complex, and sentient beings suffer immensely from debilitating mental and physical disease, great limitation of behavioral...
There are few places where you can jump in a car, leave behind a city of millions and after only two hours’ drive find yourself in a pristine indigenous forest with substantial tracts of magnificent old trees and a rich forest floor carpeted with...
It is a common feeling, that first glimpse of the sun before the start of spring. Heat finally warms our bones after the long march of winter, and semblances of hope and rebirth swell in our hearts. It is a common feeling, that first glimpse of the sun...
Clifford Roberts took a cruise and mused about cruise tourism against the backdrop of climate change and COP27 in Egypt. This is a story about a cruise, but it must begin with an admission. I’ve always regarded the industry with some scepticism. In the...
Tortoises are some of our most fascinating fauna. The unique domed shaped carapace combined with their slow gate and unusual appearance never fail to attract attention to wildlife enthusiasts. Tortoises are some of our most fascinating fauna. The...
‘You must be climbing K2,’ purred the blonde airhostess on my Islamabad flight, when I let slip I was going mountaineering. I pointed out that, while I’d be staying near the so-called Savage Mountain, I was actually targeting another 8000m peak just...
“Right now we are facing our greatest threat in thousands of years, climate change." Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough presented the BBC's latest Climate Change video - Climate Change: the facts. It is a fantastic video, in this article, I...
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