Everything Elephant – Understanding the Crisis
The African elephant is probably the most loved of all the natural wonders of the African continent. The largest living land mammal, elephants have stirred the imaginations, and emotions of humans for centuries. But our relationship with them is – and has been since before the time of the Romans – tainted by our obsession...
America’s Serengeti
This post, America’s Serengeti, is not one of my ordinary stories about Africa and animals. Instead it’s about listening, as songwriter Cat Stevens says, “to the wind of my soul.” In my case, listening meant downsizing, simplifying and moving. Photo of Moose by Tim Mayo As many of you know, over the past thirty years...
Elephants aren’t Deer!
Elephants aren’t deer. I know YOU know this, but apparently there are many people in the world who don’t. Read on for the unbelievable truth about why I say this. There are many people, namely in China, the top consumer of illegal ivory in the world (Thailand comes in second), who when interviewed about the...
How Trading African Cattle for Camels helps Wildlife
For the Maasai and Samburu people that roam the East African plains, cattle have always been their most important possessions. As far back as they can remember, cows have represented wealth – the more cattle a person has (some have 500 cows) the wealthier he is. To the Maasai and Samburu people, African cattle are...
New facts debunk common beliefs about Rhino Poaching
Rhino horn poaching in Africa is at an all-time high. The recent wave of rhino poaching (up 3,346% since 2007) has erased decades of gains in African rhino conservation efforts, and put rhinos on the fast track to extinction. At one point, hundreds of thousands of black and white rhinos roamed the African continent, but...
Wildlife Hero Richard Turere
Richard Turere hates African lions. Yet, this thirteen-year-old Kenyan has become one of the wildlife heroes protecting African lions. Africa Inside aims to inspire the wildlife hero in all of us, and I think this remarkable story will do just that. Richard Turere, self proclaimed enemy of lions, and his simple invention, are saving African lions....
New African Book: TALES OF THE FULL MOON
In this new African book, Spinosa the spider, friend of all African animals, spins tales full of animal facts woven into messages about the importance of family, friends and taking care of each other. African Book teaches wildlife conservation Besides being a wonderful African animal book for all ages, Tales of the Full Moon is...
From the time of my first trip to Africa on assignment as a fashion model in 1984, to my recent role as Africa Adventures Specialist for the Jane Goodall Institute, I've traveled to or lived in eleven African countries. Deepening my life long passion to nature and animals happens easily in Africa, but Africa remains 
