Tracey Rickard, Author at East Africa Safari Ventures

Greater Masaai Mara Ecosystem a Habitat for the African Wild Dog

Posted on September 30, 2015August 16, 2016 by Tracey Rickard

According to WWF and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the African Wild Dog or African Painted Dog is one of the world’s most endangered mammals. Its population is estimated to be between 3,000 and 6,000 and only 1400 are …

QUAD BIKING IN KENYA

Posted on August 27, 2015April 19, 2016 by Tracey Rickard

Kipsing is a very remote area of Northern Kenya, which lends itself to an unparalleled exclusive quad safari. Following century old elephant routes and tracks along sand luggas fringed with desert palms. The attached video was taken on a recent …

ITHUMBA

Posted on August 5, 2015February 25, 2019 by Tracey Rickard

Did you know 12th of August, 2015 is world elephant day? To mark the occasion we are focusing on Ithumba “elephant” camp in the North of Kenya. In Tsavo East above the Galana River and between bush and acacia trees lies …

JOE’S GUIDING JOURNEY

Posted on June 24, 2015February 25, 2019 by Tracey Rickard

Although Joe grew up in Kenya and had travelled around the country a lot with his parents he did not initially consider being a guide. Even when he went to university to study biological science he was still not thinking …

A Mobile Approach to the Migration Experience

Posted on May 27, 2015July 1, 2025 by Tracey Rickard

Joe Charleson has been on more safaris than it is possible to count but still indicates that a mobile safari is his favourite kind. “You have to imagine a group of people, family or friends, coming together with myself and …

A Heart-warming Photo Essay: Kenyans Protecting their Wildlife

Posted on February 25, 2015April 19, 2016 by Tracey Rickard

The New York Times Lens recently featured a heart-warming photo essay highlighting how local communities in Kenya are working to protect their endangered wildlife. In the photo above, a ranger named Kamara is sleeping with three orphaned rhino calves at …

Kenya or Tanzania: Which to Choose?

Posted on February 24, 2015June 28, 2016 by Tracey Rickard

East Africa Safari Ventures offers migration-oriented tours to both Tanzania and Kenya. While wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed, both locales have generally offered thundering masses of wildebeest, zebras racing across the savannah and the drama that unfolds when predator …

‘Saving Africa’s Giants’ with Yao Ming Premiers Tonight

Posted on February 22, 2015July 1, 2025 by Tracey Rickard

In case you haven’t heard, there is a poaching crisis underway in Africa. Last year, 33,000 elephants were slaughtered for their tusks and an estimated 4.5 million have been killed in the last 60 years. According to the International Union …

Heartwarming Photos of a Male Lion Meeting His Cubs for the First Time

Posted on February 21, 2015April 19, 2016 by Tracey Rickard

Even the fiercest predators sometimes have a soft side. Don’t believe it? Check out these photos of a male lion hanging out with his cubs for the first time. Wildlife photographer Uwe Skrzypczak captured the images below after watching the …

Five Common African Bird Species That Will Turn Your Head (and Possibly Turn You into a Full-Fledged Birdwatcher)

Posted on February 20, 2015August 16, 2016 by Tracey Rickard

If any place in the world can turn someone into a birdwatcher, it’s Africa. The staggering abundance and diversity of birdlife often surprises first time safari goers. Over 1,100 species have been identified in Kenya alone, about 200 more than …