Cattle and Wildlife in Tanzania

Cattle and Wildlife in Tanzania

Will the Tanzanian government succeed before the country surrenders too many of its wild lands and these ecosystems succumb to over-grazing and the inevitable and irrevocable desertification that follows? We watch as a lone bull elephant heads for a water hole but...
Theodore Roosevelt and A Great Adventure

Theodore Roosevelt and A Great Adventure

Roosevelt had said, “I want Uncle Sam to have a better African collection than anybody else”; he accomplished his purpose. Well-known African explorer-hunter Carl Akeley, a contemporary of Theodore Roosevelt, had a simple answer about why Roosevelt’s...
Two Sports

Two Sports

Men of remarkable talent and courage, Er Shelley and Paul Rainey brought a unique form of hunting to Africa. As the 20th century dawned, the gamelands near Memphis beckoned two very different young men. One was a pointing dog trainer from rural Michigan, uncannily...

Eric Forlee A Painter Charged with Life

And “charged” with life is exactly what he means. Incredibly, he has had no formal art training, yet he is considered by many to be among the world’s best wildlife artists. He considers himself a cultural orphan, whose life experiences span three...

Night of the Leopard

As night fell, a dense bank of fog from the Indian Ocean pushed inland over the Mozambique coast, blocking the moonlight and cloaking the forest in darkness. Condensation that had formed high in the jungle canopy literally rained down onto the leaf litter below. Just...
Lion on Foot

Lion on Foot

Following a lion on foot locks you into a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek with Africa’s deadliest predator. Armed with large, bone-crushing teeth and claws that grab like steel hooks, the African lion is one of the most formidable predators on earth. Lions are...