The theme on Babelgum this month is Africa, with a specific focus on nature and wildlife.
The world’s second largest continent is home to an incredibly diverse variety of wild animal populations, and its climate ranges from tropical to distinctly chilly on the peaks of Kilimanjaro.
Explore the wildlife and natural environment of this fascinating continent with videos on big cats, primates and elephants and in-depth articles from our expert active members. Go on an “eco Safari” from the comfort of your own home and find out what the specialists are doing to help preserve Africa’s unique natural heritage.
Our experts in the Nature & Conservation Community this month include:
Arend de Haas of the African Conservation Foundation is an ecologist and conservationist. He is involved in great apes and rainforest conservation, tree planting programs, environmental education and sustainable community projects in East and West Africa.
Rebecca Klein, project coordinator of Cheetah Conservation Botswana, which works to protect and change people’s perceptions of the often persecuted, endangered cheetah.
Patricia Tricorache , who works with the CCF (Cheetah Conservation Fund) in Namibia. The CCF seeks to address problems facing the cheetah population, and runs education programs to help farmers with livestock-predator management.
Andrew Hartley is a staff member of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. As a Global Environment Monitoring specialist, he works on land cover mapping and natural resource management in Africa.
Meanwhile, plenty of other docs, shorts, news and even animation on other aspects of life in Africa can be found in our TV Guide and among the BOFF entries – including winner of the Documentary Award, GREATER – Defeating AIDS, and finalist WAYout.
