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Close social ties make baboons better mothers, study finds
In ChobeSafari’s quest for info related to the bush, we often run into the obscure sites which you may not frequent. We found the following article by Meg Sullivan at the University of California Los Angeles web newroom related to research by one of their faculty, Joan Silk in northern Botswana. Interesting stuff, so... »
Voting Help Needed: One of Our Photos from Chobe National Park is a Finalist
We have TWO finalists in the Digital Photo’s Great Escapes Photo contest ‘Popularity’ award. There is a total of 59 finalists so this result is quite exciting. One of ours is from Chobe National Park. It is the only African wildlife photo in the finalists. Our other image is from a sunrise at Monument... »
Top Ten Annoying Things To Say To A Wildlife Photographer
We found a great, fun article on Outdoor Photo Gear. It is written by Paul Burwell. Many of the ‘annoying things’ really hit home for us and we think it will you also. There are a few exceptions and/or comments we want to add, but here is Paul’s article for your enjoyment: by Paul Burwell The... »
Prince Harry comments on his visit to Botswana
Prince Harry has admitted his regular trips to Botswana leave in him hot water with his father, the Prince of Wales. The 25-year-old royal said he regularly spends time in the nation, which is famed for its spectacular scenery, and confessed that his travels away from home leave Charles worried. The Prince,... »
Panthera.org: Walking with Lions: The Myth of Conservation
When you visit Chobe National Park, you should also consider a trip to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. We have written about this side trip before. We have often heard of folks who visit the Vic Falls area adding a ‘walk with lions” activity in that area. The more I learn about this option, the... »
Guest Article: Leopards by Sergey Gorshkov
Following our ‘introduction’ of Sergey Gorshkov’s photography images which we called the “Botswana Water Jumping Competition“, we contacted Sergey to asked if he would like to provide a guest article on his work. Sergey quickly responded to our request with an email full of really special images. From the email, Mr. Gorshkov is no stranger... »
Animal Behavior Sexual deception spotted among antelopes
From the strange and weird category, I found this article. It is not by ChobeSafari team, but rather is an article from the US newspaper “USA Today”. They retail all copyright, but we are passing this along because of the topic: By Dan Vergano from USA Today Worried your mate might be headed for greener pastures?... »
Asian ivory trade poses danger to African elephant
This article is a reprint from a recent Associated Press article. All rights to this particular article and images are not the property of ChobeSafari. By MICHAEL CASEY, WILLIAM FOREMAN and JASON STRAZIUSO The Associated Press Sunday, May 16, 2010; 12:00 AM PUTIAN, China — Carefully, the Chinese ivory dealer pulled out an elephant tusk cloaked in... »
Coffee Table Book: South Africa by Micheal Poliza and friends
As Chobe Safari has been noted before, Michael Poliza is one of our inspirational photographers. His book AFRICA change how I tried to shoot animals on my last trip to Botswana. I must confess I was only half satisfied with my results as the original always exceeds imitation. So with that backdrop, I... »
Botswana threatens to quit CITES
Botswana has threatened to pull out of the convention, and remove elephants from the list of species under protection following the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held in Qatar. The issue is that Botswana wishes to sell that ivory which has been collected from ‘natural... »