Thinking of going on safari? You’re not alone.  The popularity of African safaris has led to a boom in safari companies, and scenes of overcrowded wildlife sightings and new tourism developments are becoming increasingly common in places like Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Recently, a Kenyan court dismissed a legal challenge against The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari […]

Thinking of going on safari? You’re not alone.  The popularity of African safaris has led to a boom in safari companies, and scenes of overcrowded wildlife sightings and new tourism developments are becoming increasingly common in places like Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Recently, a Kenyan court dismissed a legal challenge against The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp, allowing the controversial luxury development to continue operating, despite concerns from conservationists and Maasai leaders that it could disrupt an important wildebeest migration route. From the colonial origins of national parks to modern luxury tourism, conservation in Africa has often been shaped by outsiders’ visions of nature. In this episode of Conservation Entangled, host @izzysasada explores how these tensions are still playing out today.This article was originally published on Mongabay

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  • notsosure@sh.itjust.works
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    8 minutes ago

    In the nineties I dated this zoologist for a while, a gorgeous hunk of a man. And this PHD bloke told me that the animals that are safaried (his words - is that a verb?) actually quite enjoy the attention. Not so much when they get shot at, but they love throwing a bus with a shitload of fat gringos on its side, or sink a speed boat on the Nile and drown the tourists. And the lions apparently quite enjoy human flesh too, according to this guy. Mind, his name was Bob, and him being from Luton I’m not 100% he actually was a real zoologist, and not a rogue plumber or a wallpaperer.