BY Rupi Mangat
Above: Cheetah on the plains. Copyright Mary Wykstra founder of Action for Cheetahs Published: 19 October 2019 It’s exciting at Lisa Ranch on the plains of the Athi-Kapiti with the iconic Lukenya stretched in the far horizon. The 6,000 acre ranch is both for livestock and wildlife and we’re here in search of the cheetah. […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Above: Maasai giraffe, mother and calf. In Maasai Mara. Copyright Rupi Mangat Published: 27 Juy 2019 It’s the mid-year bonanza in the Maasai Mara. It’s lush and green after a long dry spell. We’re in the south-eastern part of the 1,510-square-kilometre park that is a continuation of the 14,750-square-kilometres Serengeti National Park. It is this […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Above: Elusive leopard in Mara early morning. Copyright Maya Mangat Published: 23 February 2019 The view is dramatic view of the great Mara from the heights of Siria Escarpment of the big game country. A few miles from Mara’s Oloololo gate, dots appear. It’s a trio of elephants in the midday heat at a mud […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Above: Female elephant in Talek River, Maasai Mara – Copyright Rupi Mangat Published: 15 December 2018 It’s sunrise but there’s still a full moon in the sky. The dawn light is magical while the sprawl of the Mara is enchanting. In the soft light, the gazelles gambol and the warthogs graze on knees bent, their […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Above: One of the Fast Five in Maasai Mara. Copyright Rupi Mangat Published: 24 November 2018 Within minutes of driving past the fenced lands of the Maasai and Sekanani gate, we’re in the great Mara. It’s phenomenal that the difference can be so stark. One side is people, cattle and fences where until a decade […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Part 1 of 2 Above: The annual Mara Migration of the wildebeest from the Serengeti Copyright Rupi Mangat There is excitement in the air. We’ve been on the plains since sunrise, watching the sun shed its light on the vast grass plains of the Maasai Mara, tinting the long stalks gold and warming the earth. […]
