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Congo Brazzaville: Odzala, Magda Bermejo and the western lowland gorilla

Friday, 28th September, 2018

It’s often the case that travellers go to Africa for the wildlife and return for the people. Travelling to Odzala-Kakoua National Park in the Republic of the…

Talking corridors: Dereck Joubert, Great Plains, and conservation tourism

Friday, 21st September, 2018

I was fortunate enough to catch up with Dereck Joubert earlier this year. We had already met at We Are Africa, when Angela and I attended a…

An interview with John D. Gillon, Chairman of the Hwange Conservation Society

Tuesday, 14th August, 2018

While at Somalisa Expeditions in Hwange National Park last year, I met long-time visitor to Zimbabwe and champion of conservation, John Gillon. Over lunch, he showed us…

Transforming Lale’s Camp

Tuesday, 7th August, 2018

Kate Malone and her partner Cameron Anderson-Raffan spent two and a half months in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia, helping to refurbish Lale’s Camp on the eastern banks…

Goodwood event raises GBP 70,000

Tuesday, 24th July, 2018

I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all those who came to our first ever fundraiser at Goodwood for your support; and to encourage all those…

Time + Tide: the makings of a family-focused conservation journey

Tuesday, 10th July, 2018

I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Elizabeth Sadowski, Director of the Time + Tide Foundation to discuss our latest Conservation Journey ideas. It was…

Holding back the years: the Financial Times goes to the Omo

Saturday, 7th July, 2018

I’m always fascinated by the effect a visit to the Omo has on the traveller, and never more than by David Pilling’s piece Holding back the years…

The conservancy, the charity and the very beautiful house in Chichester

Tuesday, 26th June, 2018

With just two days to go before Enonkishu Conservancy’s Out of Africa fundraiser which Wild Philanthropy is supporting, I thought I’d (re)connect a few dots with regards…

Singita, Mark Witney and plans for a Wild Philanthropy-Singita conservation journey

Tuesday, 12th June, 2018

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Singita for a number of years now, and one of the wonderful things about it has been the chance to…