An international group of biologists led by Dr Jack Dumbacher from California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco has described a new species of elephant-shrew (round-eared sengi) from remote northwestern Namibia. The newly discovered species has been named the Etendeka round-eared sengi (Macroscelides micus). The name Etendeka is from the Himba/Otji-Herero language of the Himba […]
Tag: Namibia
Zebras for the win! Africa’s longest land migration discovered
With food and water scarce in many parts of Africa, many species migrate long-distances in order to survive. A new study published in the journal, Oryx has found a new record-breaker for the continent’s longest tracked terrestrial migration: a huge group of zebras that traveled a total distance of 500 kilometers (300 miles). The journey […]
Standing Proud
Tall and proud he stands. Bathed in golden light as the sun sinks to the horizon. He wants a drink, and he will get it, as he doesn’t have enemies at this waterhole. Elephants are special creatures. During my time at a research bunker in Namibia last year, I was fascinated by their various rumblings […]
A Classical Shot
Hey everyone – a short one from me today. A great many wildlife photographers online keep talking about doing something unique and thinking out of the box, and while there’s nothing wrong with aiming for that (I often do too), it almost starts coming across as if shooting a classic shot according to sound photographic […]
Protect Black Rhinos from Trophy Hunters
The Dallas Safari Club has auctioned off a hunting permit for a Namibian black rhino. The winner of that auction needs to obtain an import permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to bring the rhino they kill back to the U.S. Urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to deny the application for […]
Black rhino hunting permit auctioned for $350,000
A permit to hunt an endangered African black rhino sold for $350,000 at a Dallas auction held to raise money for conservation efforts but criticized by wildlife advocates. Steve Wagner, a spokesman for the Dallas Safari Club, which sponsored the closed-door event Saturday night, confirmed the sale of the permit for a hunt in the […]
Happy Hour Rush
Elephants love water. You know that by now (at least some of you do). I love watching breeding herds rush to the water as they start to smell the nourishment. One of the best places to do this is around the waterholes of Etosha National Park in Namibia, which is exactly where I am headed […]
Namibian government and people lauded for conservation successes
Global conservation organization WWF has recognized Namibia for its outstanding conservation achievements. The Namibian President, His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba, is being presented today with a WWF Gift to the Earth Award – the second the country has received – by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former President of WWF International. The ceremony is taking place in the […]