The northern white: A glimmer of hope
When Sudan, the last known male northern white rhino died in March 2018, the subspecies was declared effectively extinct, the two remaining northern whites being female. However, in a startling turn…
Remembering Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts died the Sunday before last, from cancer of the brain, at just 42 years old. Son of Willie, owner of the ever-fantastic Richard’s Camp, co-founder…
From Cape to Cairo: U-Dream Global dreams big
I was in two minds as to whether to pull this story. It’s both wonderful and incredibly sad. It’s the true story of how a bunch of…
A fine move: Royal Portfolio expands into Gorongosa
I was both intrigued and delighted to learn that Liz Biden and Royal Portfolio are set to open their first property outside of South Africa – in…
Goodbye Simon Morris
To say goodbye, Simon had to write me a letter, which he read from. It was a beautiful letter. Such is the depth of our relationship, I…
Pregnant again: a rare white giraffe is in calf – for the second time
Among all the difficult and pressing issues facing conserving African wildernesses and wildlife, news last week that a Kenya-based leucistic Rothschild (Nubian) giraffe is once again in calf provides…
From panhandle to Maun: Mike Carter of the Financial Times travels the length of the Okavango Delta
Just a quick note to alert you to the Financial Times’s Mike Carter’s most recent piece Water world, which sees him traverse the 160-mile length of the…
Catch the Drift: Conde Nast Traveller’s Peter Browne sails the Lamu blue
Peter Browne’s Catch the Drift has just come out in Conde Nast Traveller‘s April edition. It’s a long and languorous piece about sailing the Lamu Archipelago. Journeys…
The experience of space: Stanley Stewart shines a light on Namibia’s Kaokaland
Stanley Stewart’s latest piece for Conde Nast Traveller is entitled Title Track. It’s a beautiful account of his travels through the vast and ostensible emptiness of Namibia’s…
Will Jones: home visits and his 2018 US Itinerary
Just a quick note to say that I will be going on my annual visiting of US clients, friends and colleagues, starting a week tomorrow. For all…
Remembering Great Apes: the launch, the book, and the fight against forgetting
Last week a group of us hightailed it to London, to Le Galleria, in Pall Mall, for the photography exhibition of Born Free and Wildlife Photographer United’s…
Taking part: Conde Nast Traveller’s Stanley Stewart gets his tracking boots on
In a long-ranging roundup – in this month’s Conde Nast Traveller – of some of Namibia’s finest new properties, Stanley Stewart’s Catch-a-fire makes much space for the…