On Predators and Prey
The wildebeest migration was in full swing, with animals moving every couple of days because the lack of rain was forcing them to look…
Dave Christensen
Articles written by Dave Christensen
Rare Daytime Encounter with A Striped Hyaena.
We left camp at dawn for an early morning game drive in an area of woodland near the edge of the vast Serengeti Plain….
A true wilderness experience.
After several years of conducting most of my safaris in East Africa, it has been wonderful to guide some safaris near home (Zimbabwe) again,…
The Hyaena – the Serengeti’s Super Predator
As the crew went about their work preparing the balloon, a lone wildebeest ran up to within about fifteen yards of it before running…
Ballooning over the Migration
It’s early January in the Serengeti, and the rains this year have been good for the first time in several years. Some years are…
A Safari In Hwange
As we circled the airstrip to land we saw a herd of about twenty elephant crowd around the edge of a waterhole to slake…
Dave features in the Wall Street Journal
Congratulations Dave! The Wall Street Journal have just published an excellent article about Dave’s guiding skills and the amazing safari experience possible in Zimbabwe….
Nature’s Balancing Act
Nature is often seemingly extremely harsh or cruel, but putting our values onto Mother Nature is meaningless. Nature has a way, through every action…
Mobile camping – A safari at its best.
Mobile tented camps, due to their not being permanent, have very little impact on the wildlife around them. In this case we become the…
Let sleeping elephant lie!
While on safari in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, I was awakened at 02:30 one night by the familiar sound of snoring, but with a slight…
Unusual Lion Encounter In the Masai Mara
By the end of the third day, these lions had full bellies, and all that remained of the carcass was the bare skull, spinal column, rib cage and the skin, stretched out like a picnic blanket.
Cat on the roof
As we sat watching her, one of her young cubs approached us in a manner that indicated he had an unusual fascination with the vehicle.