February 2012, Vol. 20, No. 1
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Sarah Borchert
Welcome to the first issue of 2012! January, that twilight zone of tight waistbands, credit-card hangovers and a nagging sense that the festive season was too fleeting and frenetic, is over and what passes for normal life is well under way. Of course... Read more
Africa Geographic
Wildlife * Nature * Conservation * People * Travel
A camera mounted on a remote-controlled buggy that took unusual, close-up photographs of Africa’s wildlife was no match for lions – until a bigger, better, armour-plated version came along...
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The big snip
Can vasectomies be performed on elephants to help curb escalating numbers? Yes, vets have carried out pioneering keyhole surgery to do so. Should the big snip be applied to elephants...
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Guardians of the gorge
In the Masai Mara there is a hidden ravine that gives shelter to leopards. Concealing themselves
by day, the cats emerge only when darkness falls...
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Natural deception
Many animals have perfected camouflage, that most magic of disappearing acts, and the techniques they use inspire humans with a similar purpose...
A Serengeti man
Guiding the Serengeti is a dream job says Edward Kaaya, and likely to deliver the unexpected at any moment.
Sable shenanigans
The victims of bureaucracy and unscrupulous operators, more than 200 sable antelope have been penned in a new national park in Zambia for almost three years.
Chocolate island
A lonely link in a long chain of volcanoes, Príncipe is a uniquely pristine and perilously vulnerable island.
Turtle ridley solved
Satellite-tagged turtles in West Africa reveal their secrets.
Sole survivor
A lone cheetah lives on as the Savute Channel fills.
A helping ant
You scratch my back, said the caterpillar to the ant…
Sword swallower
A throat-tickling tale.
Wild dogs are re-wilded
Teaching young African wild dogs to hunt was just one of the challenges that faced the Limpopo-Lipadi re-introduction team.
