Tanzania

STRIPE OUT

Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Colliding With Zebra

The pilot couldn’t deploy the plane’s landing gear after striking the animal during takeoff.

Will Neal

A lioness sitting in the grass in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, in 2020.

UNDER INVESTIGATION

Ten Lions Found Dead in Shock Suspected Poison Plot

The lions lived in a UNESCO-protected conservation area.

Leigh Kimmins

‘IMPUNITY’

Secret Murders Alleged at Tourist Hotspot for Luxury Safaris

A wildlife tourism project has lost its funding after being tied to several extrajudicial killings, disappearances, and sexual assaults.

Shannon Vavra

A photo illustration of Sophie Darlington and Faith Musembi with stills from ‘Queens’

ALL HAIL

The ‘Queens’ Giving a Middle Finger to Wildlife TV’s Sexism

Fed up after decades in their male-dominated, misogynist industry, a female-led team is, for the first time, behind a wildlife series: “Let’s be the ‘Barbie’ of natural history.”

Kevin Fallon

A photo illustration of insects from the NatGeo Disney+ series A Real Bug’s Life.

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER

‘A Real Bug’s Life’ Is a Live-Action Spin on a Pixar Movie

When there are cooler animals, how do you get people to care about bugs? As we learned on location in Tanzania, you use cutting-edge tech to give the critters a Pixar spin.

Kevin Fallon

A photo collage that shows an African trans woman holding a candle in the outline of Africa and pro LGBTQ protestros

INJUSTICE

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill Leads a Domino Effect Across Africa

Uganda’s draconian bill has set a dangerous precedent, with Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Sudan adopting similar policies—and intensifying existing homophobic sentiments.

Daniel Anthony