Videos from African Parks in Johannesburg

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Nature as a Teacher
Nature as a Teacher
Garamba National Park Ranger Lieutenant Marie-Jesus Matokaloma explains how investment in schools and environmental education is helping inspire the next generation of conservationists.
Gorilla Habituation in Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Gorilla Habituation in  Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Keeping up with western lowland gorilla in the Republic of Congo’s Odzala-Kokoua National Park involves an intricate dance through dense vegetation. The reward for local teams of primatologists and...
Experience Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Experience Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Whether on foot, by boat or simply standing still and watching, Odzala-Kokoua National Park in Odzala offers many ways to experience the rainforests of Central Africa, and the many species that liv...
Ladis Ndahiriwe, Akagera National Park Manager
Ladis Ndahiriwe, Akagera National Park Manager
When Park Manager Ladis Ndahiriwe first visited Akagera more than 45 years ago, he could not have imagined the landscape as it stands today. Having witnessed its evolution across decades, he speaks...
The Impact of One: Creating Ripples of Change
The Impact of One: Creating Ripples of Change
Every transformation begins somewhere. Sometimes with a small gesture, a seed, a sketch, a shared cup of tea. Across Africa’s wildest places, these small beginnings are triggering ripples of chang...
A head for numbers and a heart for conservation: Simon Tavashavira
A head for numbers and a heart for conservation: Simon  Tavashavira
Simon Tavashavira has risen from being a general hand to working as a Regional Financial Manager, responsible for the finances of four different protected landscapes across Zambia and Zimbabwe. Sim...
Simon Tabashabira: A head for numbers and a heart for conservation
Simon Tabashabira: A head for numbers and a heart for conservation
Simon Tabashabira has risen from being a general hand to working as a Regional Financial Manager, responsible for the finances of four different protected landscapes across Zambia and Zimbabwe. Sim...
This is African Parks
This is African Parks
African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and lo...
Drawing on local wisdom
Drawing on local wisdom
“Iona National Park is composed not only of the rich biodiversity but also diverse ethnic groups which hold a very rich tradition and culture that is worth preserving for future generations,” expla...
2025 World Ranger Day is coming
2025 World Ranger Day is coming
Back the Rangers. Beat the Snares. We’re on a mission to remove 3,000 illegal snares by 31 July – World Ranger Day. US$10 removes one snare, and gives wildlife a fighting chance. Last year, Afri...
Partnerships for Pangolin: Protecting the World's Most Trafficked Mammal
Partnerships for Pangolin: Protecting the World's Most Trafficked Mammal
To save Africa’s pangolins, the most trafficked mammal on Earth, safe, well-managed protected areas are vital. In Zimbabwe’s Matusadona National Park, a partnership between African Parks, the Tikki...
Iona National Park Coastal Drive
Iona National Park Coastal Drive
Mauro Michel, a local guide who grew up in Angola’s Namibe province, shares his story of the power and beauty of the ever-changing rhythm of the land — and explains why no two days, or journeys, ar...