There are so very many birds which migrate in order to find the optimum conditions to breed and feed. Just a few on the list are: Geese, Flycatchers, Warblers, Orioles, Swallows, Cranes, Terns, Swans, Plovers, Harriers and Thrush. In the Northern Hemisphere birds migrate northwards in the Spring to take advantage of the burgeoning population […]
World Wildlife Day Saturday, March 3rd 2018 Big Cats Predators Under Threat This special day is to raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. Each year there is a different focus. In 2015 it was ‘Time to get serious about wildlife crime’ 2016 ‘The future of wildlife is in our hands’ 2017 ‘Listen […]
Happy International Polar Bear Day! February 27, 2018 The Polar Bear Ursus Maritimus The Polar Bear is the largest carnivore that lives on land. A male can weigh up to 680kg although a female will normally weigh in at around half that amount. Interestingly Polar Bears only live in the Arctic. They are closely related […]
The Pangolin… Quite an extraordinary creature… Pangolins are found in Africa and Asia although fossil evidence suggests they evolved in Europe. Unfortunately they are another of the World’s threatened species and are on the red list put together by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and labelled vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. These […]
World Wildlife Day 2017 The cheetah as a member of the cat family is in a class of its own. It is the fastest of the big cats and unlike its cousins, it never roars. The cheetah lives mainly in East and Southern Africa although there are still a few dozen still to be found […]
HOPE….for the future People have been standing up for animals and their habitat for centuries and all too often one can find oneself focusing on everything that alarms, frustrates and upsets us. So this article features heart-warming stories that should uplift and inspire us all. The conservation movement can be traced back to a gentleman […]
Happy Mashujaa Day! This means ‘Freedom Fighters Day’ and the date in the calendar is a celebration of Kenya’s fight for Independence. What is today’s fight all about? Our World is hurtling at ever increasing speeds towards the use of artificial intelligence. At the same time the panorama of city skylines is growing exponentially. Mankind […]
We are so lucky in East Africa to have such BIG animals! Traditionally on ‘safari’ visitors hope to see the ‘BIG FIVE’. This means buffalo, lion, leopard, elephant and the rhino. The BIG FIVE originated from the days when safaris involved hunting – these were the most difficult animals to hunt on foot. The Buffalo […]
Hello there, First and foremost happy World Rhino Day!! Rhinos are amazing and such lovable animals so as we mark World Rhino Day 2017, we thought we should share several facts that you probably didn’t know about the Rhinos and several strides made to date to ensure the continued existence of these great creatures. There […]
On the 27th and 28th May we spent our weekend at Bargain Box which was at Karen Blixen Museum. If you haven’t attended any Bargain Box event, this is a family fun day out where you meet all your favourite brands in the same place. The brands offer crazy bonanza deals and we were no […]
