Conservation’s Dog Heroes
Dogs are amazing. They are lovable, loyal, and protective. And, it turns out, heroes of conservation. Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) loves bad dogs – the obsessive, high-energy kind. Of […]
How Permaculture is Saving Kenya’s Wildlife
Last year while traveling in East Africa I met an exceptional young man, permaculture practitioner George Kaberia. He is a 35 year-old Kenyan who is saving wildlife and wild places […]
Okavango Delta Magic
Much of Botswana lies within the arid Kalahari Desert. But in the north west of the country, there is an immense inland delta river system, which spreads over 6,500 square […]
Wildlife Conservationists and the Animals they Love
Wildlife conservationists are often called crazy, unrealistic, and a dying breed. They are also called super heroes, and wildlife’s last hope. In Wild Lives, Leading Conservationists and the Animals […]
Asian Elephants and the Man who is Saving Them
With more than eight hundred large tea estates and thousands of smaller tea gardens yielding more than seven hundred million pounds of black tea annually, Assam, India is the most […]
Wild Lives Book
Wild Lives Book: Leading Conservationists on the Animals and Planet They Love. Luckily for all of us, there are human superheroes. More than you know. More than you might think. More […]
Beyond Words by Carl Safina
In his newest book, Beyond Words, Carl Safina says, “Science usually asks ‘it’ questions about animals. Where does it live, what does it eat, what does it do when danger […]
Goodall walks her talk for Animals and the Planet
Last night at a dinner party a group of us were engaged in a heartfelt discussion about wildlife, habitat destruction, and climate change when the hostess announced, “Dinner’s […]
Inside the Life of Conservationist George Schaller
Tibet Wild by George Schaller. Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to be a conservationist? To have the recognition of being the person saving tigers, or polar bears, […]
Saving Elephants’ Top Four Champions
(Updated December 2025) Four of the world’s leading elephant conservationists offer hope and inspiration for saving elephants, the largest land animal on earth, from extinction. These amazing people were […]
Giraffes: Passion, Candy and Kisses
It’s an unexplainable phenomena. Through all the years I’ve been leading safaris in Africa, with no understanding of how or why it happens, each group has more sightings of one […]
Kissing Giraffe at Giraffe Manor
Trips to Africa have coincided with my birthday several times. One year I gave myself the present of staying at the Giraffe Manor. It’s one of my favorite boutique hotels […]