Environmental News

• (Hello Africa) Drones, cameras sharpen wildlife protection in Kenya’s Maasai Mara-Xinhua August 20, 2026 1:57 pm Ghana MMA Ranger Alfred Bett carries out a drone patrol in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Aug. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong) A Chinese-made DJI drone rises into the sky in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, hovering above rolling grasslands and dense …
• South Africa’s wildlife corridor was broken for decades, but one female elephant is now helping reconnect a 400-km route through the forest August 18, 2026 3:53 pm The Times of India Deep in South Africa’s Knysna forest, a female elephant named Strangefoot continues to walk through a landscape where her kind once moved in much larger numbers. At around 50 years old, she is believed to be the last survivor of the forest’s elephant …
• Travel Alerts: Queenstown Snow Machine, Gascoyne food festival, Auckland wildlife photography, and new South Africa safari reserve August 15, 2026 5:13 pm The New Zealand Herald Gascoyne Food Festival Western Australia’s Gascoyne region showcases its best produce during its 16-day travelling food festival, running from August 21 to September 6 across Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Coral Bay. Opening weekend, August 21 to 23, …
• Peter Beard’s photographs of Africa’s disappearing wildlife August 13, 2026 6:34 pm Geographical Lion kill, a zebra that ran to the end, 1960. Image: Peter Beard Photographs by Peter Beard First published in 1965, The End of the Game is Beard’s landmark work, now reissued in a newly expanded edition. Combining Beard’s striking photographs, journals …
• The African Lion: Local wildlife photographers document Africa’s most iconic predator August 11, 2026 6:19 am Daily Maverick