614, the total number of bird species that were counted in Kenya on Global Big Day, Saruni contemplated. On this day birders all over the world took part in counting birds. In a country home to an impressive 1,100 bird species, Saruni was glad to have made his participation count. As some of his friends…
Travelling responsibly is the tourists’ way of ensuring that they support sustainable tourism – tourism that accounts for and manages its economic, social and environmental impacts. In simple terms it implies that travellers are willing to go the extra mile to protect people’s sources of livelihoods (including landscapes and wildlife), which is one of tourism’s…
Paradise is a word used far too often, but for birders, this tour truly is paradise. Join us on a 15 Day Sustainable Birding Tour across Kenya’s finest birding locations! Jam-packed full of beautiful landscapes to reveal the very best birding hot spots Kenya has to offer. From swamps, mountains, savannah plains, forests and waterfalls…
At Terra Incognita we know that ecotourism can benefit some of the world’s most incredible places and the communities who call them home. And as travellers, we can help ensure that ecotourism is a powerful force for good by making informed travel choices. But it’s not always easy! Follow these ten tips to help ensure…
Do you know a ranger who deserves recognition for their work in protected areas? Would you like to see their work receive US $10,000 in funding? Nominate a ranger for the first-ever International Ranger Awards by 31st December 2020! Announcing the IUCN-WCPA International Ranger Awards The brand new International Ranger Awards will recognise the remarkable…
Have you ever been to a place that instantly captivates you…in an enthralling, hard to explain, but no pressure kind of way? There is a charm about Kinangop that is hard to put in words. You will instantly be blown away by its natural undisturbed beauty. Kinangop, which is in Nyandarua County, is about 1…
My favorite place in the entire world is Amboseli National Park, Kenya. I didn’t even know places like this were real until I visited in 2003. As a child, I flipped through my dad’s National Geographic and watched nature documentaries on TV. I saw images of large assemblages of wildlife: zebras, elephants, and lions, but…
“Always follow your passion and success shall be yours” I shall never forget the first day I arrived on Diani Beach, I thought I was the luckiest man on the planet! I remember walking on the (now world famous) beach that evening, feeling the crispy snow-white sand between my toes, a starlit sky that beats definition,…
She is wild, she is smart, she is strange, she controls me most of the time if not all of the time, and never can I have a single reaction or feeling without her approval. I can’t even blink at him without her being aware, and when comes that time of the year when I…
By Tolga Aktas I first journeyed with Wildlife ACT back in July 2018 where I flew out to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to volunteer on their Endangered Species Project. Finding genuine and reputable projects is a very difficult thing to do when you are embarking on your first project abroad, but when I came across Wildlife…