Seeing Eye-To-Eye With An Elephant
Thanks to years of experience, Gordon gives us a masterclass in how to handle an elephant roadblock.
With two Masters in Community Development and Environmental Management, Gordon channels his passion for development and biodiversity conservation into his work as the Kavango Zambezi TFCA Project Manager for Peace Parks Foundation.
Gordon has just moved Livingstone in Zambia, one of the five countries that form part of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, the largest transfrontier conservation area in the world. He takes with him his young family and his passion for conservation. Gordon is a font of knowledge about African flora and fauna, and is always ready to try his hand at new skills, most recently learning to fly a plane.
Thanks to years of experience, Gordon gives us a masterclass in how to handle an elephant roadblock.
Gordon and his family track down a herd of white rhino in Zambia’s Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.
Ian shows us how a new solar-powered pipeline works to keep Simalaha’s buffalo healthy.
Gordon shares a thing or two about a rather thorny subject.
Victoria Falls is worthy of being on everyone’s bucket list, and if it’s not on there, it best be added.
Gordon and the Peace Parks team discover a poacher’s camp in Simalaha Community Conservancy.
The team remove illegal microfilament fishing nets in Simalaha, responsible for killing many animals.
How hippo poop helps support healthy fish population in rivers.
During the annual Zambezi floods, the transformation of Simalaha is a sight to behold.
The horn-borer moth helps get rid of carcasses and return nutrients back to the soil.
As the team take a break in Sioma Ngwezi, Gordon shares some nature-related facts.
How the Simalaha conservancy serves as a shining example of a conservation success story
Gordon finally spots the buffalo and Ian shows us a nifty invention of how to keep buffalo safe
A lion collaring operation turns into the adventure of a lifetime.
A young female lion needs to have her collar adjusted and the Peace Parks crew tags along
A contingent from Peace Parks Foundation is on a road trip, Africa-style.
Charcoaling decimates landscapes so Peace Parks strives to develop alternative economic solutions.
Game drives ignite a life-long passion for nature, while creating economic opportunities for locals.
The mopane tree is a constant of the African landscape…
This lifeless set of elephant bones holds a wealth of stories about these behemoths of the bush.
In Gordon Homer’s role as project manager of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area for…
Gordon is out in the Simalaha floodplains when he comes across this herd of plains zebra.
Just as it is important for young people to learn from their elders, so too do elephants pass on…
It is not just Gordon who is on the move! As he makes his way into Zambia to set up home there, he comes across…
Simalaha is only around 140 kilometres upstream from Victoria Falls, the world-famous waterfall…
Gordon’s move with his family to Zambia is going smoothly. First step is getting vaccinated and…
Peace Parks Foundation puts their people in the heart of the action, whether with communities, landscapes…
Gordon is on his way to Zambia and crossing the great Zambezi River marks an important step in the journey…
Zebra are built for speed and long-distance migrations and although they might…
The African buffalo is one of the most successful grazers in Africa, usually living for around 20 years in the wild…
Gordon is on the road north to Zambia when he stops to see these African savannah elephant, a species now listed as Endangered on the…
Simalaha holds a special place in Gordon’s heart.
Herman is on the road with Gordon to check out some of the tech equipment in use
Imagine being told you have to learn to fly a plane as part of your job.
You never know what you’re going to come across when you’re travelling out in the bush…