On Safari with Chris Troskie

Feb 11, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized

I was born in 1968 in the small farming community of Bedford in the Eastern Cape where my grandparents farmed apricots and peaches on our family farm, so I was privileged to have been exposed to, and to get to love, the great outdoors from a very young age. Other than...

On safari with Steph Marais

Feb 11, 2021 | News, Newsletter

My name is Stephen (Steph) Marais. I was born on 19 January 1989 in the small town of Grootfontein, Namibia, as a third generation Marais in Namibia. From the early age of only fifteen months, I was constantly travelling around Namibia with my father, him being the...

Hunting Crocodile in Africa

Feb 11, 2021 | News, Newsletter

African crocodiles are large aquatic reptiles that have been on the planet for more than 150 million years, living in the warmer bodies of water like the Okavango Delta in Botswana. There are four main types of African crocodile: the big one – the Nile crocodile...

The Rise of the Eco-Greenshirts

Feb 10, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized

On the 15th of January, The Guardian, hardly noted for being a hotbed of right wing hubris, ran an article about scientists’ concerns that UK celebrity power is undermining global conservation efforts. In the article, reference is made to a meeting in parliament...

News from Byseewah Safaris

Feb 10, 2021 | News, Newsletter

I have been asked several times as to when I was going to send out another newsletter. I did not think this was a good idea under the circumstances, as what was there to report? 2020 was a bad year for most people. Then I got thinking. We still have a lot to be...