BY Rupi Mangat
Published Nation newspaper Saturday magazine 28 Jan 2017 Above – Pools in the Ndoto mountains Copyright Maya Mangat Enormous tortilis acacias spread their canopy over the beautiful Salato campsite that is a business venture for the local Samburu women of Ngurunit in the Ndoto Mountains. Straddling the banks of the Ngurunit River, it’s cool and […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Mountains and plains – the Ndoto range in northern Kenya – Copyright Maya Mangat Published Nation newspaper 21 January 2017 A Reticulated giraffe stands alone in the midst of the green thorn scrub past the iconic Ololokwe mountain – the loaf-shaped of the northern drylands. It’s a giraffe listed in December 2016 as ‘Vulnerable’ on […]
BY Rupi Mangat
In 1893, the famous British geologist of the ‘rift valley’ fame, Dr John W Gregory led the first scientific expedition up Mount Kenya but could not make it past the ice glaciers to reach the summit. The mountain top was decked in ice and snow. He spent several hours at the Lewis Glacier at 15,000 […]
BY Rupi Mangat
In 1893, the famous British geologist of the ‘rift valley’ fame, Dr John W Gregory led the first scientific expedition up Mount Kenya but could not make it past the ice glaciers to reach the summit. The mountain top was decked in ice and snow. He spent several hours at the Lewis Glacier at 15,000 […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Watamu Marine Association and Kenya Wildlife Service report an amazing sigh for the first time ever. Picture above: False killer whales recorded first time in Kenya in December 2016. They are witha pod of Indo-Pacific botlenose dolphins. Courtesy Jane Spilsbury/Watamu Marine Association Published: Satmag Nation 14 Jan 2017 The gorgeous blue-ocean waters of Watamu reveal […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Four amazing women make a career of working with snakes. Attending the tenth international snakebite seminar at Bio-Ken snake farm in Watamu recently, each narrates the path taken. East African 7-13 Jan 2017 Handling live venomous snakes is an extra-ordinary noble but extremely dangerous profession. One reason for handling venomous snakes is to milk them […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Learning about the Reptilian World of Snakes and Scorpions Main picture: Nancy Njeri and Kyle Ray – profesional snake handlers at Bio-Ken Snake Farm Watamu, Kenya Copyright Rupi Mangat A gorgeous tropical blue snake is twined around a twig. It’s a speckled bush snake and not venomous. Nancy Njeri, the professional snake handler is giving […]
