Guest, Author at Wild Philanthropy

Just’Us on Safari

Tuesday, 18th April, 2023

Wildlife artivist Martin Aveling shares some highlights from his recent visit to Enonkishu, a wonderfully effective Maasai-owned conservancy situated in the Mara ecosystem. This trip formed part…

Chem Chem: Partnering to empower communities

Monday, 20th February, 2023

One of our partners, Chem Chem Association (CCA) is a non-profit organization in northern Tanzania. Its mission is to protect wildlife and empower the surrounding rural communities….

Travel of Reciprocity

Monday, 5th December, 2022

Between his work with Journeys by Design and his many other commitments, the Botswana-based professional guide Kyle de Nobrega was kind enough to put some thoughts on…

Enonkishu: COVID-19, our support, and two conservancy heroes

Tuesday, 12th May, 2020

One of the African Tourism Crisis Fund’s first grants was to Enonkishu Conservancy, a Wild Philanthropy core ecosystem project, and which as well suffering the knock-on effects…

Conserving Africa’s wildernesses: lockdown, loss, and mitigating the threat

Monday, 20th April, 2020

The first of a series of blogs from Domenica Dryer, who has over the last few months done a wonderful job reaching out to Wild Philanthropy’s donors….

Botswana to lift its hunting ban: why it’s not the answer it might be looking for

Tuesday, 28th May, 2019

Following on from its consultation report, the Botswana government last week announced that it would be lifting its 2014 hunting ban. The news polarises conservationists: those opposed…

DRC elections: the start of a new era or more of the same?

Tuesday, 18th December, 2018

After two years of delays and contested excuses, on December 23rd citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo will finally vote for their first new leader since…

Understanding rangeland management as a conservation tool that benefits communities

Friday, 19th October, 2018

This blog was guest-written by Ana Giovanetti. The blog’s original full title is: How conservation grazing through rangeland management can restore grassland ecosystems and support biodiversity as well as meet…

Il Ngwesi: Rick Bass gives us a snapshot of survival at its best

Tuesday, 27th March, 2018

I don’t like to begin a story with a backstory and the past tense can be a bit less engaging than the gripping present tense. I don’t like to…