Just meters from the balcony of the hotel room, a troop of black and white colobus monkeys scouts the treetops for tender leaves.A tiny infant clings to her mother’s long black fur as she jumps from one spindly branch to another, her distinctive white mantle flowing behind her.While most visitors to Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park need to organize an early morning… Read more »
At age 18, she lives in an all-women village in northern Kenya, where she spends her evenings doing homework, fetching firewood or beading colorful jewelry.Learpoora has called Umoja home since she was 3. There, a group of 48 women live with their children in huts protected by thorny brush to keep away intruders. When a man trespasses, they notify the… Read more »
African penguins are among the smaller breeds, known for their irregular markings and loud voices.The species is also in sharp decline, from a population of more than one million at the beginning of the 20th century to just 55,000 in 2010 – when they were declared endangered.South African bioscientist Patrick Siyambulela Mafunda learned of the birds’ plight while researching options for… Read more »
Two albino people have been murdered in Malawi since the beginning of the year, while five more have been abducted. As the severed head of a nine-year-old victim was discovered 20km from his home, Amnesty International called on the Malawian government to do more to protect members of the vulnerable minority group. Last year, Malawi’s Inspector General of police authorised his officers to shoot… Read more »