3402 stories
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our new Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose this action shot of grizzly bears in British Columbia. Photographer Joe Tschanz took this photograph when the bears took a break from salmon fishing.
African Safaris
Tourists in Africa are unwittingly helping poachers locate elephants, rhinos and lions by posting geo-tagged images of wildlife to social media sties like Facebook and Twitter. This is according to South African National Parks (SanParks) officials, who are urging visitors to exercise extreme caution when sharing wildlife images online.
Travel Tales
Scotland gave me a right punch to the head. And I don’t mean metaphorically. I expected to be awed by its rugged coasts and Iron Age forts. I just didn’t anticipate the real, knock-you-down physicalness of it.
African Safaris
Everyone knows that most domesticated dogs can’t resist the thrill of chasing a cat. It turns out that Africa’s wild dogs aren’t immune to the joys of cat chasing either, as wildlife photographer Dana Allen recently found out on a safari drive in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
News & More
Animal advocates and wildlife enthusiasts like you and me are always excited when new research comes out demonstrating the intelligence of the “others” among us; for example, how crows solve problems or whales have complex cultures.
Travel Tales
This post was republished with permission from Lindsey Parkinson, originally published on her blog Lindsey and Tom. Lindsey recently returned from Nat Hab’s and WWF’s monarch butterfly tour in Mexico. It was a childhood dream realized.
Galapagos Islands
While the Galapagos Islands are famous for their diverse and abundant birdlife, many people don’t associate the archipelago with owls. In fact, there are two endemic subspecies of owls endemic to the islands, the Galapagos barn owl (Tyto alba punctatissima) and the Galapagos short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis).
Nature Photography
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our new Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose this heart warming photograph of a mother cheetah and her one-week-old baby bonding in Kenya. Photographer Ranjan Ramchandani took this photograph while on safari in the Maasi Mara.
African Safaris
Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa is apparently the place to be right now. Last week, we shared a touching video of a newborn elephant calf taking its first steps in the reserve. This week,we’re happy to share an even more amazing Londolozi video and some stunning images of the birth of a Cape buffalo.
Galapagos Islands
This Ceiba tree near the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal Island is generally considered to be tallest (and largest) tree in the Galapagos Islands.
Videos
Almost 10 years ago, in the summer of 2005, I attended an outdoor-writing conference that included a silent auction as part of its activities.
African Safaris
Each month we feature a new quiz with trivia about the latest articles on The Safarist. Answer all questions correctly, and you’ll be entered into a monthly drawing for a $250 iSafari.com travel credit, good towards a custom African safari! The April Trivia Contest is now over.
