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Author: Lori Robinson

Thirty years of traveling to and living in eleven African countries – from my first trip to Southern Africa on assignment as a fashion model in 1984, to my recent role as Africa Adventures Specialist in East Africa for the Jane Goodall Institute – has nourished my life long passion for the natural world. In 2009 I sold my big house, and most of my stuff so I could live more simply. When I’m not leading safari’s in Africa, I’m based in a small African hut, aka California cottage, in Santa Barbara. I write about animals, nature and Africa. You can find me at AfricaInside.org.
Gorillas Win vs. Poachers

Gorillas Win vs. Poachers

November 15, 2012December 22, 2019 Lori Robinson 8 Comments

Young gorillas are taking conservation matters into their own hands. Our human efforts of trying to save African animals from snares, poachers, poisonous bait, habitat destruction… the list is long… most of the time seems like a battle we can not win. But this year was different. This year there was a win for wildlife […]

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The Big Five vs. Birds

The Big Five vs. Birds

November 15, 2012December 22, 2019 Lori Robinson 2 Comments

Two kinds of people sign up for African safaris. Most, myself included, want to see “The Big Five”–-lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, and elephant. The other people are the birders. So when my birder father announces he wants to join me on a trip to Botswana I have planned for myself, I clarify, “This is not […]

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