Category: Saving Species

Mountain Gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda

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A Fascinating Story of Coffee and the Great Ape

Above: Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka conducting gorilla clinical observation at Mount Tshiabirimu, DRC August 2008

Published The East African – Nation media 25-31 August 2018

 

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Kanyonyi, Silverback from Mubare Gorilla Group Copyright CTPH

Picture: Kanyonyi, 21 year old leader of Mubare group, died on December 9th 2017 after sustaining serious injuries during multiple attacks by a solitary silverback named Maraya. He was one of Dr Kalema-Zikusoka’s favourite gorillas.

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Bogoria’s Flaming Flamingos

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Bogoria’s pnk wings – copyright Maya Mangat

It’s a magical wonderland.

Crimson ribbons fly across a lustrous lake for its entire length. It’s the pink flamingos – more precisely the Lesser flamingos – of Bogoria, the caustic cauldron just north of the Equator in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. In between the shorter more glamorous birds we see few of the less glamorous Greater flamingos. Continue reading “Bogoria’s Flaming Flamingos” →

Turtles Hatching

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On Manda Island in the Lamu archipelago

Above: Green Turtles hatching on Manda Island – Copyright Maya Mangat

“The turtles are hatching today,” announced an excited Famau Shukri of Lamu Marine Conservation Trust ( LaMCoT) over the phone. With exciting news like this first thing in the morning, l jumped out of bed and raced down the two flights of steps of Amu House, the historical 16th century old house in Lamu. “The turtles are hatching today,” l relayed the news to everyone at breakfast and plans immediately changed to sail to Shela the neighbouring village to Lamu Stone Town to meet up with Shukri.

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Orchids - indigenous to Kenya - Iphone Copyright Mark Nicholson

Undercover Story at Brackenhurst Botanic Garden

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Indigenous orchid in Kenya – Iphone at Brackenhurst Copyright Mark Nicholson

Above – Orchids – indigenous to Kenya at Brackenhurst in Limuru – Iphone
Copyright Mark Nicholson

Published Nation newspaper Saturday magazine 21 April 2018

“Africa and Madagascar were joined like this,” demonstrates Dr Mark Nicholson of Plants for Life and the person who has recreated the natural forest at Brackenhurst Botanic Garden in Limuru as a model to show that indigenous forests can be restored after removing plantations of exotic trees.

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A meeting of the elders - the chimps of Gombe National Park - from the Kasakela group Copyright Rupi Mangat

Rendezvous with the Chimpanzees of Gombe

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Above: A meeting of the elders – the chimps of Gombe National Park – from the Kasakela group  Copyright Rupi Mangat

Click to watch the chimps of Gombe National Park

Published in Saturday magazine Nation newspaper 2 December 2017

Sunrise over Kigoma – copyright Rupi Mangat
local fishing boat belonging to Congolese fishers at Kigoma – in French – Notre Tresor – our treasure. copyright Rupi Mangat
local fishing boat being repaired at Kigoma – . copyright Rupi Mangat

The night air is fading as we make our way to the secluded bay on Lake Tanganyika at Kigoma to climb into the motorboat to Gombe National Park. It’s the only way to get there. Continue reading “Rendezvous with the Chimpanzees of Gombe” →