What the Balanga already knew
by BERNARD CHIKETO IN THE forests of eastern Congo lives a monkey with black fur, a black face and pinkish-orange lips. Locals call it Likweli.
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The tree, the snake, and the women who hold the land together
by BERNARD CHIKETO A COMPLETELY harmless Spotted Bush Snake hung over a pack of nervous journalists huddling in the cool shed of a giant baobab. It warmed itself in perfect camouflage against the grey, leafless bark, oblivious to the muffled murmur below—a unified verdict, delivered by phobia, that all snakes are dangerous.
A Bird’s Unlikely British Holiday
by NORMA TSOPO BIRDS can drive holidays. And commerce. Wales is experiencing a sudden wave of travelers because of just one bird – a bow famous grey-blue heron from the tropics.
A hidden ark
by STAFF WRITER ON THE Lisima plateau, a vast highland in eastern Angola that feeds four of southern Africa’s great river systems, spiders glow blue, crickets wear armour and elephants linger in the shadows, long since forgotten by science.
The bees and us
by NORMA TSOPO IT IS A quiet partnership, easily overlooked. Yet for millennia, bees and people have shared a connection that has shaped diets, landscapes and local economies.
Worry over fate of a stolen tortoise
by BERNARD CHIKETO TORTOISES may be slow but they are masters of survival. A mature one is undeniably a veteran of it.
A sweet spot for conservation
In Zimbabwe’s eastern highlands, a banana giant is proving that a lucrative crop can coexist with a rich web of life. by BERNARD CHIKETO A FROG’S chorus is not the sound one expects to dominate a commercial fruit plantation.
Dwarfs in the mountains
by BERNARD CHIKETO NYANGA. A giant of mountains. The highest in Zimbabwe. It stands alone. Beautiful. Mystic.
The Unmanaged Predator: Feral Cats Pose a Quiet Threat to Zimbabwe’s Ecological Treasures
by BERNARD CHIKETO A SILENT ecological pressure is building in one of Zimbabwe’s major biodiversity hotspots. In tourist-favoured retreats of the Vumba and Chimanimani mountains, usually admired for their unique birds and rare wildlife, an unassuming domestic animal has become a significant conservation concern.