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Choking in plastic

Nisimulie Africa — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:11:15 +0000

You may ask – How did an 8 inch PLASTIC straw get up so far this turtle’s nostril? But the real question is – How irresponsible is it of us in managing our own waste that this plastic straw ended up in the turtle’s natural habitat. This short clip, filmed by marine conservationist and biologist

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A wild party . . . literally !

Nisimulie Africa — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:56:05 +0000

This feeding frenzy was the first wild sighting we were presented with on our recent visit to the North of the Serengeti in Kogatende Area. As we drove off the airstrip where our guide Tito had just picked us up, we took notice in the blue skies above us just how many vultures were moving

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Small saves Big

Nisimulie Africa — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:55:15 +0000

Our talk today takes us to the Kenyan northerly gem globally reputed and associated with the setting of the British drama film -Born Free, Camel racing, breath-taking tourism sites, colourful cultures and, as per our talk today, home to the Reteti elephant sanctuary. The sanctuary is a Samburu community owned and run initiative that caters

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Africa’s Jurassic Graveyard

Nisimulie Africa — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:28:17 +0000

It is always exhilarating for us to get news of new discoveries in Tanzania. Earlier this month, researchers and archeologists from the National Museum in the University of Dar es Salaam and researchers from Germany, unearthed new fossils of large dinosaur lizards that are approximated to have lived about 150 million years ago in the

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Women of Kawale

Nisimulie Africa — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:58:01 +0000

Waste Management is a global challenge. With poor infrastructure, waste management poses an even greater environmental concern in developing countries. But in Kawale, a township of the Malawian Capital, Lilongwe , a group of women have seized an opportunity in the midst of the waste crisis by turning these byproducts of everyday household use into

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Green ‘Killers’ of the Ngorongoro Crater

Nisimulie Africa — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 07:24:59 +0000

Ever heard the expression ‘A tornado with pretty eyes and a heartbeat?’ In a nutshell, this is exactly what you are experiencing when looking at these ‘harmless ornamental foreign’ pieces of colourful greenery. But let you not be fooled – these 5 plant species are the worst of an estimated 139 species of invasive deadly

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