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Related Web Sites
- Africa in FocusTravelBotswana Focus Okavango Region
- Chapter from hypertext guidebook. Includes photographs. There is also a map of the Okavango Delta.
- AfricaNetCountry InformationBotswana
- Basic information for travelers includes climate, transportation, accomodations, brief descriptions of national parks.
- Conservation International Field ActivitiesBotswana
- Description of efforts to protect the Okavango Delta region.
- Virtual AfricaBotswana Travel Background
- Geographical descriptions of national parks and other features, including the Okavango Delta.
- African Wildlife Foundation
- Works to protect and preserve African wildlife.
- World Wildlife Fund
- Works to protect and preserve wildlife worldwide.
- Okavango Wildlife Society
- Organizational mission and aims, membership information, bibliography of books on the Okavango.
- On SafariOkavango
- David Anderson Safaris.
- Wild
Dogs and Foxes
- World Wildlife Fund factsheet.
- The African Wild Dog Conservation Fund
- Contains a FAQ on African Wild Dogs, photos by Jeremy Woodhouse, and information about the AWDCF.
- Order Pholidota, Family Manidae (pangolins)
- From Animal Diversity Web, a collection of species accounts compiled by students in a University of Michigan Biology class. Links to species: Manis gigantea (Giant Pangolin), Manis tetradactyla (Long-tailed pangolin), and
Manis tricuspis (African Tree pangolin/3-pointed pangolin)
- Endangered Wildlife Trust
- Organization dedicated to conserving the diversity of species in southern Africa. Information about EWT activities. Includes excerpts from South Africas Threatened Wildlife and
The Pangolin, an essay by Don Beswick about threats facing the pangolin.
- St. Louis Zoo Cheetah Survival Center
- Crocodylus niloticus (Nile Crocodile)
- Species description from Animal Diversity Web.
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Bibliography
For more information about African wildlife, see the following National Geographic Society publications and products. Videos are available for purchase from the NGS Store. You can also search the NGS Publications Index for a more comprehensive list.
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Wings Over the Serengeti. 1996.
Last Feast of the Crocodiles. 1996.
Lions of Darkness. 1994.
Reflections on Elephants. 1994.
Africas Animal Oasis. 1992.
Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas. 1992.
Zebra: Patterns in the Grass. 1992.
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Book |
Eckstrom, Christine K. and Frans Lanting. Forgotten Edens: Exploring the Worlds Wild Places. 1993.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
Crater and Delta: Life and Death for African Wildlife (On Television). April 1992.
Frans Lanting. Botswana: A Gathering of Waters and Wildlife. December 1990.
Douglas B. Lee. Okavango Delta: Old Africas Last Refuge. December 1990.
William Graves. Okavango: Africas Wild Treasure. December 1990.
Arthur Zich. Botswana, the Adopted Land. December 1990.
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RESEARCH
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Robbins, Lawrence H. The Depression Site: A Stone Age Sequence in the Northwest Kalahari Desert, Botswana. Summer 1990.
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RESEARCH & EXPLORATION
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Robbins, Lawrence H. The White Paintings Rock Shelter, Western Kalahari Desert, Botswana (Field Notes). Autumn 1991.
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TRAVELER
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Chadwick, Douglas H. Safari to Botswana. November/December 1995.
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