Their films and photographs have inspired millions, and the Big Cats Initiative they helped found has supported dozens of conservation projects on the ground throughout Africa and Asia.
In the video below, you can see the impact those projects are having.
Experience the magic of Africa in true Backroads active style—biking and hiking through the wilds of South Africa and Botswana, with a private open-topped Land Rover always available for intimate close-ups of spectacular wildlife.
Unlike many African trips, each day features multiple activity options.
It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation.
The familiar chat was illustrated and described by the French naturalist François Levaillant in Volume 4 of his Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique published in 1805.
The country “Bo” of the “Tswana” tribe is rich and diverse in culture, with numerous minority tribes, including the famous Khoisan Bushman of the Kalahari Desert, whose language made up of a series of clicking sounds has inspired generations of linguists and anthropologists as well as the popular 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy (which actually starred a Namibian actor).
The country faces its share of environmental and demographic problems, with increasing desertification and drought risk threatening the environment.While recent HIV/AIDS related deaths have negatively effected population growth, migration from neighbouring countries with unstable regimes, such as Zimbabwe, are currently threatening to strain resources.The familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris), is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.Raising livestock is a key component of Botswana’s economy, however increasingly intensive breeding has led to the more rapid degradation of grassland and ranges, with concomitant environmental issues, including reduced fresh- and groundwater supplies.Programmes to reintroduce sturdy indigenous plants have begun to ameliorate these issues.Join Dereck and Beverly for a live chat on the Nat Geo Facebook page Tuesday, EST.