Category Archives: endangered species

Pangolin awareness is gaining momentum…. Jewellery, Literature and Paintings..This is “How We Roll!”

Posted on January 25, 2017 by wineandwilddogs

Pangolins are on a roll in this blog…. endangered and trafficked world-wide for food, magic and medicine, they NEED our help! The work of Lisa Hywood of the Tikki Hywood Trust in Zimbabwe, is never ending….. conservation, education and legislation challenges abound…. … Continue reading →

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The Road Less Travelled is ours; River rescues and Boating on the mighty Save River ……

Posted on January 22, 2017 by wineandwilddogs

The road less travelled is ours… we have boated across the mighty Save River, Mahenye Island in the distance… and have been the only human adventurers to explore the newly washed landscape of Gonarezhou….along rain-puddled green-flanked roads inhabited by rolling … Continue reading →

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Baobab Blitz-Fruit Bats and ethereal flowers

Posted on January 9, 2017 by wineandwilddogs

In late November, after watching flower buds develop on the baobab trees at Chilo, we got down to some “citizen science” with our entranced guests.. … so much fun was had, watching baobab flowers opening at night and eating baobab-themed meals. Rain … Continue reading →

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Nguni cattle and herdboys at Mahenye; glorious colours inspire my art …

Posted on November 29, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Nguni cattle and brave little herdboys at Mahenye inspire me, chaperoning their cattle through elephant inhabited thickets and river banks on a daily basis… Mahenye is home to cattle and elephants, the contact zone between humans and wildlife…a challenging … Continue reading →

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rainless skies and dusty sunsets; sunrises and elephants

Posted on November 1, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Elephant sunrise…….on the Save River below Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge…. etched in gold and pink against the budding baobab that graces Chilo Gorge Lodge . I am watching this baobab with bated breath, the progress of the buds against the … Continue reading →

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Mist and Honey badgers; Elephants and Lala palms…

Posted on July 8, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Mist and Honey badgers; Elephants and Lala palms… We wake up to a blanket of mist enveloping us. The winter sun rising is hot enough to soon burn it off and the fig tree below the bar deck is already … Continue reading →

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Mahove Camp and Baobabs; Night sounds and True Wilderness

Posted on July 5, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

A night of the deepest sounds of Africa, at Mahove camp on the Runde river. After a gentle, magical afternoon of sketching the baobabs close to camp, whilst listening to a cow herd of elephants splashing their way across the … Continue reading →

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Wild Dog Diaries by Lin Barrie, writings and sketches of the Nyarushanga Pack…

Posted on July 4, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

For the last few years I have been honored with the sometimes fleeting but always constant presence of the Nyarushanga Pack in my life, at Senuko Ranch in the Save Valley Conservancy. Even when they are mobile and elusive, their … Continue reading →

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Ian Craig…OBE Honour for a man who truly honours wildlife and conservation…

Posted on June 18, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

One of our dearest friends, a conservationist of extreme dedication, Ian Craig, was awarded a prestigious Order of the British Empire last week by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services to conservation and security to communities in Kenya………. … Continue reading →

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Of Giant Snails and Tradition; Fire and Totems….

Posted on May 13, 2016 by wineandwilddogs

Of Giant Snails and Tradition; Fire and Totems…. In the Southeast lowveld of Zimbabwe, on the Save River, The Chauke Clan totem is the African Giant Snail…. here is my art installation of giant land snail shells and fire-fired clay … Continue reading →

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