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Mar.13.2021 Most people heading out on an African safari will have a fairly traditional list of animals in mind that they are hoping to see. But if you dig a little deeper, search a little harder, look a little longer, maybe you will spot something a little different. Finding one of these not-often-seen animals can really make your safari extra special. 1. Black Rhino: Etosha National Park, Namibia The black rhino is the rarer and smaller of Africas two rhino species, though it is still a rathe...

Taarifa Rwanda Published 1 month ago 2shares Ugandan experts have revealed that the country’s population is expected to rise to 75million in the next decade warning this could directly and negatively impact on forests. The revelations come at a time the world is celebrating World Wildlife Day observed on 3 March in order to celebrate the flora and fauna of the world and also raise awareness about them. The theme for World Wildlife Day 2021 is ‘Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and...

Posted Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - 11:29pm Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the most popular national park in Uganda. It is home to almost half of the world’s remaining population of the mountain gorillas. The famous Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is located in the Kigezi Highlands of south-west Uganda. Lying on the outskirts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bwindi is located in the terraced hills portrayed by steep slopes and limit valleys ...

Volcanoes Safaris, a group of luxury lodges, provides ethical safaris in Rwanda and Uganda Credit: Getty Fairness. It’s something we’ve heard a lot about during this pandemic. Between the three million people excluded from financial support during the Covid crisis, to exams being cancelled and student grades chosen by an algorithm, it feels like fairness has been in short supply. And so there has never been a better, or more important, time to consider whether your holidays perpetuate ineq...

Credit: Andrew Walmsley Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University examined nearly 1,000 Instagram posts and found most gorilla trekking tourists were close enough to the animals, without face masks on, to make transmission of viruses and diseases possible. Examining the photos from people visiting mountain gorillas in East Africa, lead author and Ox...

Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University examined nearly 1,000 Instagram posts and found most gorilla trekking tourists were close enough to the animals, without face masks on, to make transmission of viruses and diseases possible. Image/Andrew Walmsley Examining the photos from people visiting mountain gorillas in East Africa, lead author and Oxfo...

Selfie-taking tourists could be spreading Covid-19 to gorillas CNN 2/18/2021 © Andrew Walmsley An adult mountain gorilla pictured in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Tourists who take selfies with wild mountain gorillas could put the primates at risk of developing Covid-19, according to new research. Scientists from Oxford Brookes University, England, looked at hundreds of Instagram posts from people visiting the animals in East Africa and found most tourists were close enough to gorillas ...

Geoffrey Kent: A Luxury Safari Pioneer The cofounder of Abercrombie & Kent, the high-end travel company, has himself visited more than 150 countries, often via private jet. February 2021 Geoffrey Kent, cochairman of the internationally known luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, has visited 158 countries and logged 18 million miles. He is usually clean-shaven and in a tailored suit, but since COVID-19 his suits have remained in the closet and he has grown a beard. On his desk sits his ...

Covid is threatening Africas gorilla trekking industry – but responsible tourism could be the cure We now know that gorillas can catch Covid, but conservationists believe the pandemic could offer a silver lining Two gorillas at San Diego Zoo have caught Covid-19 Credit: Getty Primatologists have always thought it safe to assume gorillas could catch SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – and their suspicion was finally confirmed this month. When two western lowland gorillas at San ...

Five things to know about Uganda Top Searches Five things to know about Uganda AFP / Jan 14, 2021, 09:46 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Security forces patrol the streets near opposition leader Bobi Wine headquarters in Kampala, Uganda KAMPALA: Ugandans go to the polls Thursday to choose a president and lawmakers in the countrys general election. Here are five things to know about the East African nation: Uganda is landlocked, straddling the equator roughly 800 kilometres (500 miles) inland...