URGENT: Zambia Plans Slaughter of 2,000 Hippos in Luangwa National Park
In a shocking move, the Zambian government has apparently given a South African trophy hunting company an exclusive license to 'cull' this threatened species.
conservation
Kimi Werner: Dive Into The Deep Unknown
Kimi Werner is a 37-year-old Hawaiian professional free diver and a decorated spear fisher. She has dived all five of the planet’s oceans, explored the Artic to the Antarctic, and has spent more time underwater than anywhere else. Then, for her love of the ocean, she quit the sport.
Sian Sykes: 1000km Circumnavigation of Wales by Paddleboard
On 5th May 2018, Sian Sykes became the first person to complete a solo-unsupported 1000km circumnavigation of Wales by stand up paddleboard, all while raising awareness about single-use plastics.
A first-person account.
I am in my late 30’s, recently divorced, I have no commitments. Everyone around me is settling
The Rio Marañón, a Free-Flowing River in Peril
A veteran river runner turns 70, and heads off into the Peruvian wilderness to raft the Rio Marañón, the headwaters of the Amazon.
From The Outdoor Journal Issue 14.
Preparing to launch that first morning, an emerging dread crept up the back of my neck. Although I had run rivers
Demand in Asia’s Legal Markets is Destroying Africa’s Wildlife
It’s legal, but that doesn’t make it right. The decimation of Africa’s wildlife to indulge East Asia’s appetite for animal products is escalating. It is unsustainable and must be stopped.
Quite apart from the decimation of illegal poaching, legal export to Asian markets is tearing the
Madagascar and Me - Lessons Learned on 'Big Red Island'
What started as an attempt to become the first British person to solo circumnavigate this modern day Jurassic Park, turned into a terrifying education into human caused destruction—deforestation so severe it can be seen from space.
Madagascar: the fourth largest island in the world, and to me, a modern
Finding Barefoot Paradise on Mafia Island - Part 2
In search of the remote and unique, Sarah Kingdom discovered a scuba divers’ utopia with some of the world’s richest reefs, an incredible diversity of tropical fish—and even a rogue gang of hippos!
For Part 1 of Sarah's (not so simple) journey to get to the