Search
John J King II
- Feb 12, 2015
- 4 min
Report from East Africa: Lake Tanganyika
Our African Odyssey continued in Tanzania as we ventured by small plane south and west to the shores of Lake Tanganyika and the Mahale National Park. Our friends at Africa Easy had suggested we make this visit off the usual safari path to Greystoke Mahale Camp on the shores of this crystal clear African Great Lake. Lake Tanganyika is the second largest fresh water lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, in both cases, after only Lake Baikal in Siberia and it is a
30 views0 comments
John J King II
- Feb 3, 2015
- 2 min
Report from Africa: Ultimate Aldabra
A few weeks ago we foretold of our long anticipated expedition into a remote island group off the African east coast in the southern hemisphere. Aldabra is officially part of The Seychelles but lies 700 miles southwest of the main Seychelles group and capital Mahe. Designated a World Heritage site for the protection of its unique and magnificent biodiversity Aldabra is very seldom visited by anyone outside of the research and conservation communities. Most visitors arrive by
10 views0 comments
John J King II
- Nov 11, 2014
- 3 min
African Odyssey Unfolds
We= just wrapped up our field work on Cape Cod working with the Massachusetts White Shark Team as the cold winds of winter start to blow and the leaves are falling. Our boats are now stored for the North American winter. Just in time to launch into our next wild adventure which will take us back to Africa for the 7th time since 2009. And believe it or not, we are barely past scratching the surface in exploring this amazing continent. Our focus once again is on wild life and w
7 views0 comments
John J King II
- Aug 6, 2013
- 1 min
Dyer Island and Africa's real "Big Five”
Checking back in from wintery South Africa at the very southern tip of the continent. Staying in the tiny village of Kleinbaai which is the white shark cage diving capital of the world. On a beautiful winter day logged the following images of the area's "Big Five" - the southern right whale, bottle nose dolphin, African penguin, cape fur seal & the magnificent great white shark. This area is truly beautiful and I have made a note to come back again. Of note the shark cage div
3 views0 comments
John J King II
- May 21, 2013
- 1 min
Touched by a Wild Mountatin Gorilla: Another Perspective
VIDEO, Dr. Michele Goldsmith We were approached a few months ago by Dr. Michele Goldsmith about using some still shots from our video to prepare the attached Tedx Talk. Though her views are pretty negative on the aspects of ecotourism we support especially concerning the Mountain Gorillas, we thought it important to share her message for the sake of open an honest debate. John King & Jonathan Rossouw Gorilla Forest Camp - Bwindi Nov 2011 #africa #Bwindinationalpark #ecotouris
72 views0 comments
John J King II
- Sep 15, 2012
- 1 min
South Africa Spring Journal – False Bay
We clearly saved the best of our South African adventure for last as we hooked up with our good friends Chris and Monique Fallows for a beautiful day on False Bay aboard the White Pointer 2. Chris and Monique are the owners of Apex Shark Expeditions and are among the world's most experienced naturalists in observing the behavior of Great White Sharks having observed and recorded more than 6000 natural predation attempts by sharks on the Cape Fur seals. White Sharks frequent S
1 view0 comments
John J King II
- Sep 15, 2012
- 1 min
South Africa Spring Journal – Kalahari
In South Africa's Northwest province a beautiful reserve has been organized in the relative recent past called Madikwe. The 75,000 hectare area is massive and borders Botswana. We spent several days observing the dawn of spring here. The days were warm but the evenings were cool. We especially enjoyed the night game drives as so much in the bush comes out after dark. #africa #conservation #elephants #leopards #Kalahari #wildlifeencounters #rhinos
7 views0 comments
John J King II
- Sep 14, 2012
- 1 min
South Africa Spring Journal – The Lowveld
The end of winter in the Lowveld region of South Africa means the end of the long dry season. Temperatures are warming , small green buds can be seen trying to germinate in local shrubs and trees. The rains are right around the corner. Many animals have recently borne young and are nurturing youngsters in the bush. The very first European bird migrants are starting to return to their summer home in the South. We had some fantastic views of the regions most beautiful residents
1 view0 comments
John J King II
- Jan 29, 2012
- 1 min
Viral Rebound Affect: Our Conservation message goes Global
Our recent collaboration with African Wildlife Foundation has been picked up by the international press and in the process launched a resurgence in viewing of our Mountain Gorilla December encounter. Since the encounter was posted to YouTube on December 17 combined views have been mind blowing and will hit 4,000,000 views in just a couple of days. This does not count the many re-postings to other sites around the world that we cannot easily track. Among many stories - two cat
50 views0 comments
John J King II
- Jan 15, 2012
- 1 min
African Wildlife Foundation: The Front Lines of Conservation
With now more than 2,000,000 views on our video Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla we are convinced that the world wants to help protect these creatures. We are therefore very pleased to announce cooperation with the African Wildlife Foundation in support of their mission to raise awareness and $ to protect the earth's last wild Mountain Gorillas. See what AWF is doing now in support of Mountain Gorillas: Photo by Jonathan Rossouw Meet the Rushegura Group here: http://kabiza.
121 views0 comments
John J King II
- Jan 1, 2012
- 1 min
East Africa Journal – Mountain Gorillas!!
Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla (video) Some day I will be the boss!
On a recent visit to East Africa we spent two beautiful days tracking Mountain Gorillas in the Bwindi National Park in southern Uganda. The Bwindi is home to about half of the world's total population of approximately 750 wild mountain gorillas. Several family units have been habituated to tolerate the brief presence of humans to enable park trackers to to take wildlife enthusiasts into the forest for b
119 views0 comments
John J King II
- Dec 20, 2011
- 1 min
East Africa Journal – Whitewater!
Fresh from our mind numbing encounter with Bwindi's Mountain gorillas, our group was still processing all that had happened when our guides and fellow thrill seekers, Jonathan Rossouw and Simon Bellingham of Zegrahm Expeditions (http://www.zeco.com), dropped us into the headwaters of the Nile River. There was a mixture of apprehension and excitement as the local river guides grouped us into boats that should be prepared for maximum excitement (and danger) and those who prefe
24 views0 comments
John J King II
- Dec 11, 2011
- 1 min
East Africa Journal – Kenya
Traveling into Kenya in November can have its advantages - less visitors to the various safari camps particularly in the Masai Mara. But also some disadvantages - it is the short rainy season so travel might be impeded due to the wet road conditions. In our experience the pros dominated the cons by a long stretch. We visited friends in the northern central area of the country at the foot of Mt. Kenya in a lovely land holding called the Lewa Conservancy. The property covers mo
10 views0 comments
John J King II
- Nov 8, 2011
- 1 min
Botswana Journal – More Wild Dogs
Thought we would share some additional images from this adventure. In particular our time with a pack of Wild Dogs, the most endangered species in Africa was particularly memorable. These critters are actually more closely related to wolves. An up to date description is Painted Wolf. They live in very structured packs of 10 - 25 animals and follow very strict codes of behavior within the pack to ensure survival. The pack we found had 19 dogs, nine of which were "puppies" less
2 views0 comments
John J King II
- Nov 5, 2011
- 1 min
Botswana Journal – Wild River Experience
We recently returned from an epic experience in the Botswana bush in Southern Africa. This part of Africa is dry forest and depends on seasonal rains in neighboring countries (Angola & DRC) to fill the Okavango River delta and nourish the northern reaches of the Kalahari Desert. We were fortunate to make a river journey in canoes down a stretch of the Okavango system that only floods once every thirty years and therefore is very wild. We camped on the side of the river each n
1 view0 comments
{"items":["5e384d7fcff7f100177f0bdf","5e384d80d6b3a20018531160","5e384d802abead0017676f97","5e384d80628ade0017a8d9f1","5e384d812ed6f20017b6ef8b","5e384d81aa9fa800174f8734","5e384d8236bf5c001708840e","5e384d82cff7f100177f0be6","5e384d822d3f1200178c3183","5e384d82bb2fe200177e7941","5e384d828a37ce0017878de4","5e384d82dedd8e001725419f","5e384d82dba3f00018ae312a","5e384d82ce7b3a0017d9df30","5e384d82eba55000178644ea","5e384d8283b8ad0017e3212c"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(204,204,204,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}