Journeys Through Africa

The Giraffe …Going, going… Can we save the Maasai giraffes of Maanzoni from ‘Gone’

By Rupi Mangat Published: Daily Nation Kenya 27 January 2019 Above: Maasai giraffe browsing in Maanzoni In Ancient Egypt’s royal tomb of the famous  pharaoh, Tutankhamun are images of giraffes  nibbling leaves while he sits in state some 3000 years ago.  Giraffes and elephants including the rare okapi lived in the midst of the Egyptians […]

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Grey Crowned Crane on its nest Copyright: International Crane Foundation / Endangered Wildlife Trust Partnership

The Happy Herons of Manguo Swamp

Above: Grey Crowned Crane on its nest (not in Manguo Swamp because they don’t nest there) Copyright: International Crane Foundation / Endangered Wildlife Trust Partnership Published: Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper 31 March 2018 It’s a cold and rainy March morning but some of us need to escape the dull city skies. So meeting the Nature Kenya […]

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Hippos ashore Copyright Rupi Mangat

Nestled in Naivasha

Published: Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper 24 March 2018 Above: Hippos ashore. Copyright Rupi Mangat It’s late returning to Nairobi from upcountry. We find a campsite to spend the night on the fringes of the freshwater Lake Naivasha, the highest of the Great Rift Valley lakes in Kenya. There’s just enough daylight for a walk around the […]

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