by Emily Loose | Apr 22, 2009
(as a post script the the Ian Player Perspective – The Horn) I well remember the snowy day in 1982 in Scotland when I drove Ian around the Findhorn Bay, south of Forres, to the Cumming Estate. We were greeted by Gordon Cumming himself, had tea, and “talked...
by Emily Loose | Apr 21, 2009
I remember very clearly my first encounter with the White Rhino, in the Imfolozi Game Reserve, which I have described in some detail in my book ‘The White Rhino Saga.’ But some years after that experience I was talking with the renowned South African ecologist...
by Emily Loose | Apr 15, 2009
The current crisis on Lake St Lucia, the pearl of iSimangaliso Wetland Park (a UN World Heritage Area) as it is now known, began a long time ago, probably when the great Zulu king Shaka rose to power in the 1800’s and began increasing the cattle herds in the...
by Emily Loose | Apr 14, 2009
We’ve just uploaded this fantastic video about Umzi Wethu, a program we run in conjunction with The Wilderness Foundation (Africa) to address the urgent issue of youth orphaned or displaced by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Umzi students are trained for...
by Emily Loose | Apr 9, 2009
I tried to call you yesterday but you were in a meeting. I have asked Andre to stop at the school if he has a chance going by that way with the lodge camera and take some pictures for us. The builders tell me they would have finished the classroom by Friday. I am...
by Emily Loose | Apr 7, 2009
Darren Potgieter met Mike Fay in 2003, while he was researching digital aerial photography applications. Darren’s skills as pilot and his knowledge of mapping and environmental issues made him the perfect fit for the Zakouma aerial elephant protection program,...
by Emily Loose | Apr 3, 2009
I’ve been studying for the GMAT over the last month so you must excuse the structure of this blog post; I used it to practice my analysis of an issue analytical writing assignment, (short for can you compose sentences in English). Eco-tourism as a tool for...