The Mara

The Power of Digital Reading

30 Jun 2020 - Joel Kapante The global COVID-19 health crisis has led to an education crisis in many countries, including Kenya. Joel Kapante explores how Worldreader promotes digital literacy with their BookSmart remote learning app

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Nature Continues To Heal

28 Apr 2020 - James Hendry Author, guide and WildEarth host James Hendry had the original intention for this blog to be an amusing yarn in the lead up to the annual Mara Triangle Fiesta. But the world has been flipped onto its back since that was set

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9 Years of Patience for 30 Seconds of Action

7 Apr 2020 - Gavin Werbeloff For nearly a decade, Angama Mara guest, Gavin Werbeloff, has been trying to capture the perfect photograph of a cheetah mid-hunt. From the outset, his October trip to the Mara was different – but would it finally culminate in success?

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Twice As Nice

24 Mar 2020 - Lauren Levi What could be better than a safari picnic in the middle of the Maasai Mara? Two picnics, of course. Lauren Levi recently discovered on her full-day safari exploring the Triangle that the choice of breathtaking picnic sites doubles. This tree? No, that one. On the banks of the Mara River? No, tucked under the Great Rift valley, please.

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A Year Of Cats, Clashes And Unlikely Coalitions

31 Dec 2019 - The Guides of Angama As we head into the New Year, we asked the Angama Mara guiding team to tell as about their best safari highlights for 2019

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A Bastion For The Big 5

10 Dec 2019 - Adam Bannister The Mara Triangle is fortunate to be home to healthy populations of all the Big 5 – in no small part due to the steadfast dedication of those who work tirelessly to conserve it

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When The Sky Splits

26 Nov 2019 - Amelie Randall Amelie’s beautiful poem opens with these lines: I can smell it in the air. Sweet and musty like tuskers and damp transport seats. Here in Kenya, when the sky bursts, everything rejoices …

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Starry Nights And Balanites

5 Nov 2019 - Gurcharan Roopra From soggy safaris to midnight airfield photo shoots, this is what happened when Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year 2019 finalist, Gurcharan Roopa, came to stay

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Listen First- Then Act

8 Oct 2019 - Adam Bannister This week, the spotlight is on the Anne K. Taylor Fund, a small team striving to maintain a balance between conservation and communities. The Fund’s North Star: listen carefully to the Maasai communities, then work together to find lasting solutions.

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Two Weeks Ago at Angama

24 Sep 2019 - JAMES FITZGERALD Under duress, regular guest and passionate photographer, James Fitzgerald, was persuaded by his nagging sister-in-law, Nicky, to share his beautiful photographs taken earlier on in September. This is James’ second guest appearance on our blog … and next year there will be a third.

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