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CONTENTS
SCIENCE
14 LOST IN THE DELTA: THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION IS LOCAL
OKAVANGO
26 IN CONVERSATION WITH BRAD BESTELINK
CHOBE
36 THIS IS CHOBE
Cover: ‘Encounters with Giants’ An elephant leaves a trail of dust in its path as it walks past the underground hide at Mashatu. The unique perspective from these hides allows for the creation of images usually impossible to capture from game drive vehicles. (Photo: Kirsten Frost)
Publisher: Bhupendra Taylor
Editor: Steven Stockhall
Assistant Editors: Daniel Crous & Hilary Crous
Sales & Marketing Manager: Thebe W Mangope Maun Media: Robyn Stockhall
Art Director: Lizane Purse
Accounts & Administration: Shekhar Goel
New Business and Marketing Director: Susie Paylor
Contributors: Steve Boyes, Hannah Gormley, Karabo LeBronpeter Moilwa, Onalethata Basimane, Daniel Crous, Janine Krayer, Sabine Stols, Hannes Lochner, Kirsten Frost, Steven Stockhall.
Photography: National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, Natural History Film Unit, Karabo LeBronpeter Moilwa, Onalethata Basimane, Daniel Crous, Gerhard Swanepoel, Janine Krayer, Charl Stols, Sabine Stols, Hannes Lochner, Kirsten Frost, Steven Stockhall, Owen Bands.
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CULTURE
88 XAI XAI - A TIME WITH THE FIRST PEOPLE
LINYANTI
46 RIVERS OF LIFE, AND DEATH
KALAHARI
54 JACKALS OF THE KALAHARI
62 THE KALAHARI BASIN
KGALAGADI
72 KGALAGADI: A WILDLIFE FRONTIER
INTERVIEW
94 SENEO PERRY - MISS EARTH BOTSWANA 2020
USEFUL INFORMATION
12 MAP OF BOTSWANA
98 ESSENTIAL FACTS
98 BOTSWANA TOURISM ORGANISATION OFFICES
98 HIGH COMMISSIONS AND EMBASSIES
TULI
80 TULI: BOTSWANA’S EASTERN EDEN
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