Chobe Park News
More on effort to help the elephants: New Satellite Collared Elephant, “Bemwa”
We regularly read the new posts at Elephants Without Borders (EWB). We do this for several reasons: First, it’s a great cause. EWB’s tracking efforts help us to learn more about many aspects of the elephants. Since the ellies roam well outside of the park borders, these insights are critical to understanding potential conflicts with... »
Elephant and Man: Can there be Peaceful coexistance in Kasane area?
If you travel by car to Chobe National Park, you must be aware of the wildlife on your drive. This is especially true on the stretch from Nata to Kasane. On this drive, we have seen numerous game from sable to giraffe, but the one species that is most important to avoid on the... »
Botswana among winners of the 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
This is a major award and I am happy for Botswana. In the name of full disclosure, we must add that several groups for indigenous people are bothered by this award. The reason is that The Botswana government has banned the Bushmen from using a borehole which they rely on for water,... »
May/June 2010 Flooding in northern Botswana
Flooding is taking place over a large area of the Okavango delta as well as in other areas. Experts believe the current water levels of the rivers are expected to rise by a further 100mm, which could result in further widespread damage to property and farmlands. This picture was taken... »
Will Botswana tourism suffers under World Cup?
The Soccer World Cup has dealt Botswana tourism a serious blow, according to a Maun newspaper. The Ngami Times website reported it was very expensive to fly into Botswana from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Botswana relies on this airport for international tourist arrivals. The newspaper said most lodges in Botswana had no foreign... »
Botswana records increase in European tourists
This article comes to us courtesy of the Botswana Gazette and was written by Boniface Keakabetse. Botswana has witnessed an increase in the number of European tourists visiting the country’s prime tourism destinations. According to a representative of the Botswana Tourism Board (BTB) in Germany, Karin Zwiers, data on tour operators’ brochures has revealed that... »
Botswana’s photographic areas expand
The following is information supplied by Africa Geographic Magazine and specifically from their ‘man in Maun’, Grant Atkinson. I consider Africa Geographic to be one of the best wildlife magazines available, with stunning photography. Unfortunately, the print version of the magazine is quite expensive outside of South Africa. Luckily, they do have a nice... »
Namibian rangers feed trapped buffaloes
This is a few weeks old, but gives some idea of the impact of the rains on Chobe wildlife. Windhoek, May 5, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) — Officials from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Namibia recently trucked 80 bales of vitamin-enriched fodder to two herds of 450 buffaloes cut-off by ... »
For anyone thinking Chobe is as tame as a zoo … What has 4 legs and one arm?
‘WHAT has four legs and one arm?’ That was the beginning of a surprising satirical text message sent by Australian Barrie Slater to his workmates at home after he almost lost an arm during a savage attack by a hyena in Botswana, Africa, last month. Text recipient and work colleague John Cavanagh said ... »
The tragic loss of a friend – The Elephant Named “Kachikau”
One of the wildlife organizations operating adjacent to Chobe National park is Elephants Without Borders. We’ve had several articles from them and also keep them on our ‘Friends of Wildlife” links on the left side of our front page (see links to prior articles at bottom of page). Usually the news is exciting with... »