Today’s a day that many of us will remember for a long time. Today is the day that Donald Trump was elected to be the 45th President of the United States. His election has caused a lot of people, me included, to feel rather gloomy about what lies in store for us over the coming years. Certainly the values he[…]
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NOTE: 01 Feb 2016 I’ve re-posted this interview because the threat to Mali’s elephants is becoming even more worrying. Poachers have exploited the on-going civil conflict in Mali to poach more elephants than ever before and unless action is taken very soon there is a real danger of Africa’s northernmost herd of elephants being wiped out. The Mali Elephant Project has[…]
Read moreSadly it looks as though our planned safari to Mali remains a distant prospect as terrorist attacks still plague the Timbuktu/Gourma region. For the past couple of years we’ve been sitting on a lovely itinerary that combines some of Mali’s better known attractions like the Dogon region, the riverside town of Mopti and Djenne’s mud mosque with some time spent[…]
Read moreI’ve include a few images here from a gallery of photos of the Mali Elephant project posted by Susan Canney Click here to see the full gallery
Read moreNOTE: 01 Feb 2016 I’ve re-posted this interview because the threat to Mali’s elephants is becoming even more worrying. Poachers have exploited the on-going civil conflict in Mali to poach more elephants than ever before and unless action is taken very soon there is a real danger of Africa’s northernmost herd of elephants being wiped out. The Mali Elephant Project has[…]
Read moreAfrica’s northernmost herd of elephants have long been a fascination of mine and I have followed the Mali Elephant Project with both with interest and anxiety as tribal conflicts and civil war have threatened their survival. Earlier this year, as background to a trip I have been planning to visit Mali’s elephants, I carried out an interview with the Director[…]
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