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2012

Rhino poaching is an "epidemic that is plaguing Africa".
Conservation community meets in Nairobi to discuss measures to tackle rhino poaching which continues unabated in South Africa and beyond.

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on April 10, 2012
William Burrard-Lucas' BeetleCam project
Steppes Discovery's photographer William Burrard-Lucas talks about his latest BeetleCam project.

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on March 26, 2012

2011

Karisoke Trek, Rwanda
A truely memorable visit to the last resting place of Dian Fossey.

Posted by Deborah West on December 17, 2011
Gorilla Trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Mountain Gorilla and remote wilderness.

Posted by Deborah West on December 17, 2011
Big Cat Photography
Lion in the Masai Mara shows wildlife photographers how it should be done!

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on December 09, 2011
Wild Dogs are denning!
Wild Dogs are denning close to Sosian Lodge and so should soon be ready to reveal their pups!

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on December 02, 2011
Dog Day Afternoon
Our first Wild Dog photography tour returns with exciting news.

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on November 22, 2011
Bai's, Ba'ka and Bull Elephants in the Congo
Surreal wildlife encounters in the heart of the Congo rainforest.

Posted by Chris Johnston on October 07, 2011
Black Rhino encounter on the Masai Mara
Jarrod's first ever encounter with a Black Rhino on the plains of Kenya's Masai Mara, one of Africas most persecuted species, a rare sighting indeed

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on June 18, 2011
My top 5 wildlife experiences
My top 5 wildlife experiences

Posted by Tom Harari on May 27, 2011
Wild West Africa - Journey to Extreme Northern Cameroon
Chris travels further into West Africa into the wilds of Northern Cameroon

Posted by Chris Johnston on March 09, 2011
The ultimate hands-on elephant conservation holiday.
Track elephants by helicopter and help to collar Africa's largest land mammal in Saadani National Park.

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on February 01, 2011

2010

Responsible Tourism helps Gorilla population
Recent census of Mountain Gorilla population in Rwanda reveals a significant increase in the last 30 years

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on December 08, 2010
Primate Conservation in Action
Hope 4 Apes evening at the Lyceum a great success

Posted by Rosalind Hadley on December 07, 2010
Exceptional wildlife sighting in the Congo
News from the Congo - our latest group have seen exceptional wildlife... from the lodge.

Posted by Chris Johnston on September 10, 2010
Gorillas in my midst
Charged by a silverback in the misty mountains of Rwanda

Posted by Rosalind Hadley on June 04, 2010
David Plummer to lead Discovery Photographic Tours
Photographer and conservationist David Plummer is to lead a range of Steppes Discovery Photography Tours in 2011

Posted by Jarrod Kyte on May 26, 2010
Dwarf Lemurs rediscovered in Madagascar
114 years after they were first discovered, the 'extinct' Sibree's Dwarf lemur, has been found again in Madagascar.

Posted by Chris Johnston on April 20, 2010
A Close Encounter of the Silverback Kind
Chris Johnston meets mountain gorillas face to face in Rwanda.

Posted by Chris Johnston on April 08, 2010
Rwanda Named Global Host of World Environment Day & Gorilla Naming Ceremony
Rwanda Named Global Host of World Environment Day & Gorilla Naming Ceremony

Posted by Chris Johnston on March 15, 2010