Cape Town Africa Geographic

Science editor Tim Jackson reports on improving living conditions for shack dwellers, helping to combat blindness in children, ...

Isn't it time, asks Ian Michler, that we give value to the natural assets of the planet we live on? But, he cautions, perhaps ...

The political 'scramble for Africa' in the 19th and 20th centuries left the continent in tatters. The new scramble for minerals ..

Birds are pretty adaptable creatures. They can, and do, make themselves at home in environments that to a greater or lesser ...

What does a rock hyrax have in common with Mick Jagger? They're both singers, of course. Whereas Jagger sings to entertain, ...

Sarah Borchert grabs the opportunity to share boat-based whale watching with her family. Mom?' My five-year-old daughter's sea-..

Vultures are reputed to be among the avian world's best flyers, but it's a reputation that merits a little closer scrutiny.

Having recently walked and pedalled through the Mozambican provinces that border the Kruger National Park, Ian Michler has ...

During his recent five-month Tracks of Giants expedition, Ian Michler walked, cycled and kayaked through Zimbabwe en route ...

Join Africa Geographic's Namibian Border Patrol tour on an eastward meander, exploring all the key birding hotspots along the ...

Mercilessly hunted for sport and for their ivory until their very existence was rumoured to be a myth, the elephants of north ...

Living up to its name, the Tracks of Giants expedition spent some time with the Botswana-based Elephants Without Borders NGO ...

Before mammals came to the fore, the earth was ruled by some of the largest and most bizarre creatures ever - dinosaurs ...

An exotic fusion of Latino, Mediterranean and Afro living, Maputo is a city of wide, palm-fringed avenidas, sultry late-night ...

Wildlife news can leave you reeling. Species become extinct, others are discovered; some even become extinct as they are being ...

September this year will see the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the proud history of our company. Africa Geographic ...

Twelve years ago, Edward Norton - known to many of us as the star of The Illusionist, 25th Hour, Fight Club and American ...

Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the only place in the world where you'll find northern white rhinos in the wild. Just four survive ...

Ecotourism is almost non-existent in the Republic of Congo. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Euro ...

Fishermen have been pointing fingers at seals for decades, accusing them of 'stealing' the fish their livelihoods are based on ...

In late March, the rhino world was a-twitter with the news that the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) would be managing...

Veteran of a previous 'rhino war', Dr Ian Player has a special connection with these charismatic animals and is following ...

The recent death of Kenya's Wangari Maathai has left a large hole in the cadre of African conservationists, says Ian Michler ...

In Zambia's newest national park, on the outskirts of its capital Lusaka, live more than 200 sable antelope, Coralled in ...

Technology is at once a hugely constructive and a hugely destructive force, and for the most part we have been content to ignore

A native of Cornwall in the UK, Mark Sampson came to South Africa 20 years ago on a surfing holiday - and never left. Finding ...

Creating an accurate map of Africa's protected areas was no small undertaking, but the MAPA Project achieved just that. Now it ...

It’s well known that one of South Africa’s treasures is its wildlife, and like any treasure it attracts a certain kind of person

Humans have been domesticating animals tor almost as long as they have been in existence, and they are still doing it. But, ...

Ian Michler decides that it’s time to confront the elephant in the room. If you are at all interested in wildlife conservation ...