Hopes are now high that IVF may help save the species.

Seeing the world’s loneliest animal moved me to tears. Now there’s hope

The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. But a laboratory in Germany may now have the means to save them.

  • bySue Williams
Kenya’s favourite cocktail,dawa.

Kenya’s intoxicating national tipple has surprising origins

Dawa started out as an experiment in a Mombasa garden. It’s one of the most refreshing cocktails around,but drinking it entails ritual.

  • byCatherine Marshall
Enduring love… The Lion King’s upcoming sequel is attracting a lot of interest in Africa,30 years after the original.

Aussies are flocking to the real-life inspiration for a Disney hit

More than 30 years ago the chair of Walt Disney Studios went on a safari and the impact of that trip is still felt today.

  • bySue Williams
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Tarzan meets Robinson Crusoe at these incredible treehouses

Now you can stay in a luxury tented suite in the treetops overlooking the Ntiakitiak River within the 150,000-hectare Masai Mara National Reserve.

  • byJulietta Jameson
The black leopard of Laikipia.

The ‘rarest cat in the world’ is surprisingly social

A rare black leopard is reviving ancient mythology in the Kenyan wilderness.

  • byCatherine Marshall
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Ikuka Safari Camp,Ruaha National Park.

It’s an (expensive) bucket-list item. Here’s how to do it on a budget

Good safaris are never cheap,but choose wisely and it’s possible to have an incredible experience without breaking the bank.

  • byGraham Boynton
Lencois Maranhenses National Park,Brazil.

They’ve got the look:The world’s most beautiful countries named

Turquoise sea lapping on white shores,spectacular mountain peaks or finely presented food - our writers weigh in on what makes a country truly beautiful.

  • byBrian Johnston,Ben Groundwater,Ute Junker,Catherine Marshall,Julie Miller,Michael Gebicki andNina Karnikowski
Safari high ... on horseback in Kenya.

Follow the elephant-proof fence

There is no greater way to explore Mount Kenya,with its cloud forests,peaks and glaciers,than on a horse perfectly suited to the task.

  • byJulie Miller
Tropical Ice is the only company with a licence to conduct walking safaris in Kenya's national parks.

Walking with wildlife in Kenya is the ultimate adventure

This 160-kilometre guided walk through the habitats of African wildlife offers a heady mix of adrenaline,awe-inspiring beauty,physical exertion and luxurious touches.

  • byJulie Miller
Each year,around a million wildebeests and a quarter of a million zebras make the 700-kilometre circular journey through the Serengeti to the Masai Mara.

Seeing the wildebeest migration in Masai Mara,Kenya:One of the world's greatest spectacles is amazing and deadly

The annual 700-kilometre circular journey of around a million wildebeests and a quarter of a million zebras through the Serengeti to the Masai Mara is one of the Earth's most incredible spectacles.

  • byJames Woodford