The shrill cry of a buff-crested bustard jolts me out of a deep sleep. It rises to a crescendo, preventing me from drifting off again. My…

The receding tide exposed a tangle of mangrove roots on the riverbank. A pair of malachite kingfishers fluttered in the dense foliage above, and fiddler crabs…

My day began with an outdoor shower by moonlight, and only got better after the sun rose to shine on a single, lone rhino, or Kifaru…

The rare indigenous species of Sokoke forest cats with stripped grey bodies are now extinct in the wild. Sokoke cats are named after the Arabuko Sokoke…

Sita Snake Park The Sita Community Snake Park near Mida Creek cares for snakes, chameleons, lizards and other kinds of reptiles. It was started by residents…

‘Do Right’ Project helping hundreds of Kenyan mothers cope with child care problems We’ve all seen them. They’re small, eye-catching and not too expensive. Many of…

Google Earth is a wonderful thing. It shows you areas that you would never have known existed and allows world exploration from the comfort of your…

The dhow’s bow slices through the glassy green surface sending ripples with blue crests into the mangal – mangrove biome – that makes up the evergreen…

I love being in Lamu. Hopping out of the Airkenya aircraft and on to the dhow to sail us to Lamu Stone Town on the famed…

The animal kingdom is full of stories of migration – from humans leaving Africa to populate the earth, to birds flying up and down the continents,…