The Conservation Feed

Field notes from the wild edge.

Hidden stays and species worth crossing the equator for - written by Rupi Mangat across twenty-five years of East African travel writing.

Great bird life - pelicans on a mangrove tree - sailed past them on way to Kiwayu copyright Rupi Mangat

Kenya – Africa’s giant in the birding world

It tops the charts on May 9 2026 on the Global Big Day By Rupi Mangat Moonlion Safaris On May 9, 2026 Kenya topped the charts again in Africa with the most species of birds recorded in 24 hours during the annual Global…

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Culture: Samburu heritage preserved in new museum

Culture: Samburu heritage preserved in new museum

It’s a day of celebration with the Samburu elders blessing the ceremony, the women dressed in traditional regalia of beaded necklaces singing songs of praise and the morans dancing with high leaps and deep-throated beats…

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Tanzania Where the earth opens: A morning inside Ngorongoro Crater Dec 2025 Kenya & Tanzania Tracing East Africa’s beauty from Kitengela to Ngorongoro Crater Dec 2025 Adventure Angel’s Ark on Naivasha’s water Nov 2025 Uganda On Safari with the Great apes of Bwindi Oct 2025 Uganda Where the Nile whispers and the waterfalls roar Aug 2025 Beauty Colour kladeiscope at Soysambu May 2025 Diani beach Exciting morning in search of Papa Shillingi Apr 2025 Diani beach Horse Riding on the Beach for a good cause Apr 2025 Birding Birding at Breakfast, celebrating a global big day at Sandai, Mweiga May 2024 Kenya The enduring legacy of the African Heritage House May 2024 Kenya Tales from Tsavo East May 2024 Kenya Retreat time on Diani Beach on Kenya’s famed South Coast Apr 2024 Featured Dining with the red elephants in Tsavo West Mar 2024 Featured The Green Fields of Kericho Mar 2024 Featured A taste of wild animal comedy at the oldest lodge in Lake Nakuru Feb 2024 Featured Discover Watamu’s fascinating Sharks and Rays Nov 2023 Action for cheetahs in kenya Samburu from Saruni Jan 2023 Featured Gautam Shah: Bringing wildlife into your life every day, anywhere, with games on your smartphone May 2020 Cornell lab of ornithology The eBird Global Big Day May 2020 Black rhino Exploring Kenya’s Northern Scapes May 2020 #newbig5 The New ‘Big 5’ of Wildlife: shooting for a cause ..with a camera May 2020 Bombay natural history society Bird chorus in quieter Corona days May 2020 Diani beach Snows of Kilimanjaro from Tsavo West May 2020 African queen From Masindi Exploring Kabalega’s Kingdom, Uganda May 2020

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