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Calabar Boa (Calabaria reinhardtii) from near Esek

Calabar Boa (Calabaria reinhardtii) from near Eseka, Cameroon. Not a common species to see. This species coils up into a tight defensive ball with it's head buried inside the body coils and the blunt tail exposed to resemble a head.
#snakes #reptiles #scary

Greater Painted-snipe seen on one of the many rain

Greater Painted-snipe seen on one of the many rain puddles between Mata Mata and Twee Rivieren in the Kgalagadi. Usually this species prefers wetlands and marshes. #water #birding #kalahari #unusual

Nice to see a Cheetah mum supporting her subadult

Nice to see a Cheetah mum supporting her subadult cubs by killing a steenbok near Twee Rivieren in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park. Definitely clocking close to 100km/h in the chase!! #kalahari #predator #africa #safari #hunt

The Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinf

The Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) is an endangered subspecies of the Common chimpanzee.
Photographed here on a biodiversity assessment near the Kibale National Park, Uganda. #primates #threatenedspecies #africanwildlife #tropicalforests

The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephroscel

The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) or ashy red colobus is an endangered species of red colobus monkey. Photographed near Kibale National Park in Uganda. #endangeredspecies #primate #conservation #wildlife

The Green-breasted pitta (Pitta reichenowi) is on

The Green-breasted pitta (Pitta reichenowi) is one of only two Pitta species in Africa. It is found in the tropical forests of Central and East Africa. Big tick for me near the Kibale National Park #hcv #birdsofafrica #forestbirds

The Grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena)

The Grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) Southern Uganda near Sango Bay.

What a privilege for the HCV Africa team to have l

What a privilege for the HCV Africa team to have living botanical academic legends Prof George Bredenkamp and Dr Christien Bredenkamp collaborating on a biodiversity field survey for an EIA on the banks of the Letaba River, Limpopo Province. #legends #conservation #ecology #ecologie #environment

While screening for High Conservation Value areas

While screening for High Conservation Value areas in Uganda it was great to come across this breeding pair of Grey Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum). This species has been uplisted to Endangered because of threats such as habitat loss and the removal of their eggs. #hcv #endangered #conservation

Up close and personal with another Pit Viper in Ca

Up close and personal with another Pit Viper in Cambodia.

Potential new species of Vine Snake for Cambodia..

Potential new species of Vine Snake for Cambodia....updates to follow. #snakesofinstagram

The Tokay Gecko is a nocturnal arboreal gecko that

The Tokay Gecko is a nocturnal arboreal gecko that is common in SE Asia. Great close up by #tyronclark, our herpetologist while surveying the forests of Eastern Cambodia! #lizards #nocturnal #reptile #photooftheday #tropical #forest

Its great that a team of specialists from South Af

Its great that a team of specialists from South Africa have the opportunity to survey the forests of Eastern Cambodia. Liesure time at the Bousra falls in the Mondulkiri Province! #naturalscience #biodiversity #conservation #nature

Vogels Pit Viper from the Biodiversity Assessment

Vogels Pit Viper from the Biodiversity Assessment in Cambodia! #snapshot #viper #asia #conservation #wildlife #photography

Surveying the border between Vietnam and Cambodia

Surveying the border between Vietnam and Cambodia to identify areas of High Conservation Value. Undescribed species are surely on their way! #southeastasia #birdingphotography #froging #aquatic #biodiversity #conservation #wildasia

The Knysna woodpecker is endemic to South Africa,

The Knysna woodpecker is endemic to South Africa, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and often heard but difficult to see in the greatest town of all....Knysna. #gardenroute #knysnabirding #addoelephantpark
#rare #birdsofafrica

Every HCV assessment we conduct in Africa yields e

Every HCV assessment we conduct in Africa yields endangered, data deficient or even undescribed fish species. Long may it last!#fishing #conservation #Africa #endangered #surveying #science #stillhope #nature

Would make The Beatles proud! Lower Sabie will nev

Would make The Beatles proud! Lower Sabie will never disappoint. #safari #elephant #african #massive

The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) i

The purple-banded sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) is not a common species in the Kruger but more prevalent in the winter months in the South of the park. #rare #birdlife #irridescent #pretty #sunbird

There is no doubt that the vulture population in t

There is no doubt that the vulture population in the Kruger Park is rapidly declining. Very few were spotted on this trip compared to the 80's and 90's when we visited the park on a regular basis. I managed to shoot this critically endangered White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) near Lower Sabie. Populations have been declining steeply in recent years due to loss of habitat and poisoning of vultures at carcasses.
The Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) on the next page is less spectacular to look at but also critically endangered.
#conservation #vulture #habitatloss #endangered

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