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New gap year opportunities in Africa

New gap year opportunities in Africa

UK-based company i-to-i have announced new gap year options in Africa for travelers looking to give back while they travel. Volunteers can choose to work with animal rescue centres in South Africa, work with Aids orphans in Kenya, teach children in Tanzania or get involved with wildlife conservation in Uganda.
Tuesday November 25 2008   0 comments
Southern Africa delivers winning wildlife shots

Southern Africa delivers winning wildlife shots

The winners of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the year, organised by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife magazine, have been announced and once again there are many shots captured in Southern Africa among the winning photographs.
Tuesday October 28 2008   0 comments
The largest safari park in the world

The largest safari park in the world

Five Southern African countries – Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe – are working together to establish what will be the biggest conservation area in the world.
Tuesday October 21 2008   0 comments
Nandi the manta a hit in Atlanta

Nandi the manta a hit in Atlanta

South African marine conservation is once more under the international spotlight with Nandi, the jet-setting manta ray, who is settling into her new home at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, US.
Saturday October 11 2008   0 comments
Ivory sales help elephants

Ivory sales help elephants

The first ivory auction in Southern Africa in a decade took place in October 2008 in Namibia, with the intention of raising funds for conservation.
Thursday October 09 2008   0 comments
Saving the white rhino

Saving the white rhino

With only four northern white rhinos left in the wild, the fight is on to save one of the world’s rarest animals from dying out. Now a special cloning technique may provide the answer to this desperate situation.
Friday July 04 2008   0 comments