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A lion has been captured reflecting on where it all went wrong - before turning to drink to cheer himself - in a set of striking photographs taken in South Africa.
The male adolescent with the thousand-yard stare appeared to be filled with anguish as he lay beside the watering hole in Greater Kruger National Park.
But fortunately he was able to rally out of the melancholy pool of despair and instead drown his sorrows in the nearby water, appearing to be more than somewhat cheered after having a sip.
The images were captured by Kruger guide Moosa Varachia who said that as a young lion soon due to leave his family to strike out alone, he was perhaps starting to feel the weight of the world on his shoulders.
On a roll in the bush
By Duncan Guy
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Durban - Trishala Naiduâs life as a wildlife television presenter involves dodging wild animals on her way to the kitchen â a far cry from Durban, where she grew up.
The rawness of Africa brought WildEarth presenter Trishala Naidu home to Africa from Australia to study environmental and biological science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, having moved to Australia with her family when she was 12.
She was following her instincts that showed as a child.
In a Land Rover and on a roll with cameraman Marcel Viljoen, Trisha Naiduâs life has taken her from Reservoir Hills to Australia and back to Africa, into the bush.
South Africa has its problems, but no other country can offer the multitude of natural wonders that you find within our borders. Some of the wealthiest tourists in the world have still found a way to visit Mzansi throughout the pandemic, and although the luxury holiday market has been hurt by the pandemic, millionaires are still getting their holidays in.
Despite the virus, luxury holidays are still popular
According to the Africa Wealth Report released last week, SA remains the jewel in Africa’s crown. Even with the last 12 months in mind, the country still manages to attract more rich visitors than any other place on the continent. However, even the most upmarket hotels are feeling the financial crunch – and many have had to lower their prices.
College of Liberal Arts 05 Apr, 2021
by Joshua Zaffos
Colorado State University Geography Professor David Bunn and his research group have won a $750,000 award from NASA to develop an “ecological forecasting” system for South Africa’s Kruger National Park and the surrounding region. The proposal will enable scientists to better study and support conservation in and around Kruger, applying species distribution data collected from the field as well as land-use and land- cover change data from NASA earth observation satellites.
“This is extraordinarily exciting,” said Bunn. “We are now able to bring together leading savanna scientists to consider the possible future trajectories of one of the world’s most ambitious experiments in protected area ‘rewilding.’ Three U.S. universities will be collaborating with South African National Parks, tribal authorities, nonprofits, and municipal conservation managers to produce predictive data systems that can easily be u
Mkandizi Youth Club members working to increase sustainability efforts in Rumphi, Northern Malawi.
Photograph by Thoko Chikondi
Due to the pandemic, tourism came to a virtual standstill in Africa last year. The financial strain experienced by the travel sector was also felt by conservation groups, which depend on tourism to increase traffic in the parks, which can ward off poachers, and also to uplift local communities that might otherwise succumb to illegally hunting for bushmeat. A number of groups set out to counteract this. Wilderness Safaris, for example, delivered 6,000 food parcels in 2020 to families in remote areas of Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.