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Author: Jared Paddock

Conservation Corner: Migration Matters

The goal of conservation is the preservation of wilderness at risk and almost, as a rule, this is achieved by conserving certain places and certain species. This system has worked...

May 17, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Safari Spotlight: Southern Ground Hornbill

This edition of the Safari Spotlight focuses with great excitement on the southern ground hornbill, a bird we’ve had on the property for some time and almost exclusively behind the...

April 19, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Conservation Corner: Life Finds a Way

The monarch butterfly is a delicate and ethereal seeming creature that nonetheless manages the longest and most grueling migration in the insect world. During the spring season, these famously beautiful...

April 19, 2016 by Jared Paddock

The Rite of Spring: Celebrate Earth Day with Safari West

Spring is finally here! As the rain showers come and go and greenery erupts across our hills, we look forward with excitement to the sunny season ahead. Spring is the...

April 19, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Safari West Goes to Africa

Visitors to Safari West see many things when they come here. They see the guides decked out in khaki and caps in their M37 Power Wagons, rumbling up and down...

March 5, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Safari Spotlight: Sulcata Tortoise

Easter is nearly here and with it, that adorable little bunny who scampers about hiding easter eggs and trinkets for children to find. It would make sense then to focus...

March 5, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Conservation Corner: Stepping Back from Extinction

Of the many endangered species represented in the collection at Safari West, only one has the dubious distinction of carrying the label “Extinct in the Wild”. Most of our visitors...

March 5, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Conservation Corner: Settling for Second. The Evolutionary Cost of Trophy Hunting

Now that Valentine’s Day is here and spring is upon us, that season when a young man’s fancy turns to love is just around the corner. It seems with all this...

February 12, 2016 by Jared Paddock

Safari Spotlight: The Nile Lechwe

Have you heard the term sexual dimorphism? Don’t worry if you haven’t. Like most fancy science words, it’s a simple idea hidden in a confusing term. Basically, if a species...

February 12, 2016 by Jared Paddock