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In the world of wildlife conservation, the current mantra is ‘happy people on the fringes of conservation areas’; that these people, frequently amongst the poorest in the world, must share in a meaningful way from the bounty of the wild place that is their neighbour. Of course this is right and I applaud the wonderful work being done by conservationists everywhere in the interest of perpetuating the near wilderness. It must go on and it must be supported.
But ultimately it is doomed, for the great conservation areas in Africa, indeed the world, are not going to get much bigger (oh, some will here and there). I can guarantee that, in almost every instance, the human population around them will grow and, sooner rather than later, the ability of the conservation areas to offer meagre support to the surrounding people will diminish to the point of collapse. And then what?

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Travel to Africa Geographic’s tented camp deep in Kenya’s Masai Mara and witness one of nature’s most impressive spectacles − the wildebeest migration.

Animals and touch

For many animals, the senses of sight, hearing and, in some cases, smell, dominate the way in which they interpret their environments. But when these become comprom-ised, the sense of touch really comes into its own. Tim Jackson explores a touchy-feely world.

Hero rats

Mozambique’s civil war left a legacy of thousands of landmines that still threaten
villagers more than a decade after the conflict ended. Now an innovative programme is using ‘hero rats’ to rid the country of this scourge.

Bursting at the seams

From humble beginnings in 1931, Addo Elephant National Park has morphed into one of South Africa’s most ambitious conservation projects. And, as Dale Morris discovers, it’s not finished yet.

Of dust and dreams

Ann and Steve Toon pay photographic tribute to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, a part of Africa that never ceases to delight and inspire them.

babes in the wood

Sarah Monaghan travels to a remote camp in the forests of Gabon to meet a woman who is rehabilitating orphaned gorillas and returning them to the wild − with miraculously successful results.

Wild, wild west

Stephen and Charlie Davies timed their visit to Burkino Faso to coincide with the
Feshiba, an extravaganza of bejewelled horses, resplendent riders, singing griots,
booming drums and gunfire.

On Assignment

A photography column with Thomas P. Peschak.