Sports
The African Hunter
Just Exactly Who Was The Malapati Bull?
The Malapati Bull, as I have chosen to call him until a more positive identification is made, was a large elephant which was shot by a German sport hunter, guided by PH Nixon Dzingai of Sengwe Safaris, on 7 October in the Malapati Safari Area outside Gonarezhou National Park.
8 min |
Issue 106 - June/July 2016
The African Hunter
The Tragic - and Needless - Deaths of Claudio and Max Chiarelli: Conspiracy Theories and Lessons Learned
At around 15.30 hours on Sunday, 13 March, the well-known and well-respected professional hunter Claudio Chiarelli, holder of Zimbabwe professional hunter’s licence number 58 (1989) and his son Max died tragically - and needlessly - in a hail of gunfire in the Mana Pools National Park. Initial reports blamed poachers, but in fact it was blue-on-blue: euphemistically-named “friendly fire”.
10 min |
Issue 107 - October/November 2016
The African Hunter
What we can Learn from the 4 500 Year Old DNA of a Primitive African Hunter
For the first time, the complete genome of a 4 500 year-old African hunter-gatherer has been sequenced from DNA recovered from a skull recovered from Ethiopia’s highlands.
3 min |
Issue 107 - October/November 2016
The African Hunter
Hunting The Situatunga
The hunting of the spiral horned antelopes is a noble pursuit of magnificent creatures regardless of the species, country or the environment. They're all incredible in their own way.
5 min |
Issue 106 - June/July 2016
The African Hunter
Burkino Faso: An Adventure from Start to Finish
On January 18, 2016 there was a terrorist attack on the Splendid Hotel in a coffee shop in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou.
7 min |
Issue 107 - October/November 2016
The African Hunter
Transgenic Mosquitoes Bred to Combat the Spread of Vector-Borne Disease
Over half a century ago, the Zika virus was first detected in Africa.
3 min |