![An excerpt from the autobiographical novel Sunset in Wajir](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Fiction/Sunset in Wajir/Thumbnail.a2c2a657.jpg)
by Jack Meyers
From 1968 to 1970, I was in the Peace Corps. First in Somalia and then, after a military coup there, in Kenya. The experiences I had led me to my graduate degree in agricultural economics and subsequent…
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by Tara Waters Lumpkin
"Depression is biological," The experts say. "Feel good! Take Prozac,
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by Tara Waters Lumpkin
In old Africa: Dust stirred by bare feet and lions’ paws . . . Gone now.
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by Zoe Krasney
As I write this, I just learned about the horror of 87 elephants slaughtered for their ivory in Botswana in early September.
Read more![Fighting for Survival: Lifting Up Indigenous Voices](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Dispatch/Fighting for Survival/Thumbnail.7f36d62b.jpg)
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Indigenous peoples play a crucial role in protecting and advocating for global biodiversity. According to the United Nations, there are 370 million Indigenous peoples around the world — almost 5 percent…
Read more![The Mighty Giraffe](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Youth/The Mighty Giraffe/Thumbnail.3f14aee3.jpg)
by Lysander Christo
Silent steps of evolution, highest height of all the world. Of all the world a graceful trot, so fast, yet so slow through the savannah, where the elephants trumpet and blow.
Read more![Meeting with an Elephant](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Meeting with an Elephant/Thumbnail.32214753.jpg)
by Lysander Christo
In this unprincipled time of elephant carnage in the name of ivory, my wife, son and I have come to view elephants as being on equal footing, searching for them with a guide on conservation lands.
Read more![Studying the Indirect Effects of Wildlife Loss at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Field Notes/Studying the Indirect Effects of Wildlife Loss/DSC_0507%20USE%20AS%20PREVIEW%20PHOTO.87c19665.jpg)
by Elizabeth Forbes
First thing on Monday morning, I get into the driver’s side of the Land Cruiser, grasping the “holy sh*t” handle to hoist myself up into the seat. My field team clambers into the back; the other front…
Read more![Warrior Princess, A Warning](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/Review of Warrior Princess/Loita%20Hills.5b22e5d8.jpg)
by Tara Waters Lumpkin
When Mindy Budgor, a prospective MBA student, decided to go to Kenya as a volunteer to build a school for the Maasai, she had no idea where this choice would ultimately lead her. As Mindy helped build…
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by Sarah Abdelrahim
“Warrior Princess: My Quest to Become the First Female Maasai Warrior” was either adored or berated, depending on the audience. Women’s magazines loved the book. Others disliked it, claiming no white woman…
Read more![A Maasai Perspective: Salaton Ole Ntutu](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Interviews and Reviews/Salaton Interview/Salaton%20Thumb.c2ef37d6.jpg)
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Chief Salaton Ole Ntutu lives in Kenya, where he runs a tourist camp and cultural center. Last year, Salaton visited the United States for a month to fundraise and raise awareness about his camp. During…
Read more![In Predatory Light](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Book Reviews/In Predatory Light/InPredatoryLightPhoto_1.1d00087f.jpg)
by Zoe Krasney
The photography and text filling the pages of In Predatory Light: Lions and Tigers and Polar Bears haunt like the dissolving edges of a gripping dream. This new book by art and conservation power couple…
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