Travelogues and Other Memories

Zambian Parks and Reserves

  • The Day of the Painted Wolves

    South Luangwa National Park is one of a handful of locations in Africa where there is an excellent chance of seeing Painted Wolves or African Wild Dogs so we headed into Zambia from Malawi to stay at Robin Pope’s Safari… Continue reading

    The Day of the Painted Wolves

  • Last Chance to See: African Wild Dogs

    The predator with many names; Mbwa mwilu, painted dog, painted wolf, Budzatje, African hunting dog, Cape hunting dog, Hlolwa, ornate wolf, hyena dog, Nkentshane, painted hunting dog, Lycaon pictus and African wild dog. The horrible truth is that despite being… Continue reading

    Last Chance to See: African Wild Dogs

  • The Christmas Hyenas

    Despite visiting parks and wildlife reserves across four African countries hyenas have remained somewhat elusive. We’ve seen the occasional loner in the distance but until South Luangwa National Park our only worthwhile encounter was two spotted hyenas lying in a… Continue reading

    The Christmas Hyenas

  • Last Chance to See: Luangwa Giraffe

    With as few as 550 living in an isolated population in South Luangwa, Zambia Luangwa giraffe (previously know as Thornicroft’s giraffe) is classified by the IUCN as vulnerable. This places it in the IUCN’s overall “Threatened with Extinction” category. In… Continue reading

    Last Chance to See: Luangwa Giraffe