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Happy International Women’s Day

Wednesday, 8th March, 2017

For international women’s day we hear from two women: Millicent and Esther. From a society where getting a full education is incredibly difficult, these are just two…

UK ivory trade debate

Tuesday, 21st February, 2017

Last Monday the Journeys by Design team travelled up to the houses of parliament ready to watch the debate on the UK ivory trade. Yes, there is…

From the Good of Giving

Thursday, 16th February, 2017

Just a quick note to say that Journeys by Design has as of this year raised $5.2 million for a variety of charities, and in particular the…

In the Name of the Endangered

Sunday, 12th February, 2017

You may remember a recent post recounting a trip that Will and I made to Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains National Park – a haven for keen twitchers, fishing…

A Mixed Blessing

Sunday, 5th February, 2017

You may have heard recently about Omo, the leucistic giraffe, discovered by researchers Dr. Derek Lee and Monika Bond in Tarangire. Named after the brand of washing…

Daniel turner: conservation and the way forward

Thursday, 2nd February, 2017

I met with Daniel Turner, Animal Welfare Director for Born Free in Europe. He has a place in Kemptown, by the sea. We’re lucky to have people from FFI,…

Introducing Africa’s wild philanthropists

Tuesday, 31st January, 2017

I’m doing a lot of hot-off-the-press pointing at the moment – the Hazda, Tanzania’s Maasai Steppes, the mixed land approaches of the likes of the Northern Rangelands…

Arijiju: the house with the message

Tuesday, 24th January, 2017

Forgive me. I know we bang the Borana drum almost as often as we do the likes of Omo Valley or the Hadza, but I cut my…

Kick for Wildlife and community-based conservation

Tuesday, 17th January, 2017

On my recent trip to Tanzania, I had a stark reminder of the close proximity in which humans live with wildlife and the potential affects this can have…