Mesh wire fence covers ancient baobab tree
The November sun burns down intensely from the sky. Temperatures reach 40° C and more in the shade during the day. Even at night no cooling down is to be Continue Reading →
Stories about the African Tree of Life
The November sun burns down intensely from the sky. Temperatures reach 40° C and more in the shade during the day. Even at night no cooling down is to be Continue Reading →
Every year at the beginning of the rainy season a very special spectacle of a silent kind takes place in the baobab kingdom. Dangling down from long strings baobab flowers Continue Reading →
Eustace Libulelo talks about baobab uses in his home near the Bwabwata Nationalpark in Namibia. In the heart of the Kawango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) we get to a Continue Reading →
The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is a vast sanctuary covering more than 500,000 km². It expands over five national borders in southern Africa. As luck would have it, Continue Reading →
The penultimate day of my “Wilderness Adventure” has dawned. We are out on another hiking trip in Mashatu in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana. Our guide and instructor is Continue Reading →
The red glowing sun has started its descent and approaches the far horizon quickly. We are climbing the stairs to experience an incredible treat: a sundowner on Mmamagwa – a Continue Reading →
The sun burns down from the sky, the air is thick with the smell of wild sage and the wind rustles gently through the yellow dry grass on top of Continue Reading →
As the sun tinges the landscape golden late in the afternoon we rumble over some roots and rocks on a narrow path towards Eagles Rock in Mashatu, Botswana. From far Continue Reading →
… is not as difficult as it sounds. I spent a glorious week with EcoTraining in the Makuleke Concession in the north of the Kruger National Park in South Africa Continue Reading →
“Leopards love baobabs – there are quite a few giants where one can see leopards resting in. They crawl up to where it is shady and cool. Temperatures in the Continue Reading →
“One of the things that fascinate me about baobabs is that they have got some elephant protection. Any other tree that is wounded by elephant can repair the damage only Continue Reading →
Although we did not know each other for most of the time I share a long history with the artist Alfred Bast. The story begins in Hohenstadt a tiny village Continue Reading →