Found in central Africa, as well as parts of East and West Africa. They are generally found in wet places, particularly places like floodplains. In east Africa, the Ugandan Kob and the white eared kob (found in south Sudan and surrounding countries) both join in on migrations that happen in the areas around where they live.
Once found across much of equatorial Africa, it is also extinct in a few countries including the extreme east of the continent, in both Kenya and Tanzania.
Female kobs can live in herds of thousands, while male herds can number in their hundreds, and follow the female herds closely. One of the biggest spectactles of the natural world is the migration across South Sudan, of almost 1 million white eared kob along with various other species. Hopefully, one of these days, the situation in South Sudan will be stable enough for this area to become a tourist hotspot, and lift much of the country out of poverty.
Is global warming true – YES, and expert shows
- Tim
- November 29, 2023
As if it is needed, here is a list of evidence that global warming is true, laid out by someone with a doctorate in the subject material. Do share with friends who have suggested that there is not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=pLVdV9jWfSoIt is simple, the world is warming and we are causing it by burning fossil fuels. We are …...
Many species pages are going live
- Tim
- November 22, 2023
For those who visit this website regularly, there will be periods where it looks like I am not active. While there are periods where I am away from the computer, more often than not it is because I am concentrating on other aspects of the website. In recent times, I have been working hard on …...
5 Northern buff-cheeked gibbons released back into the wild
- Tim
- November 6, 2023
Gibbons are lesser apes – lesser than the great apes, anyway. This means that they generally need far less space per individual. Unfortunately, so much of their forests have been lost, that they are increasingly isolated in small scraps of the forest, unable to socialize or breed. It is becoming clear that in many parts …...
Elephant death mystery solved, but no nearer to a solution
- Tim
- November 2, 2023
In Zimbabwe, elephants started dropping dead, no-one knew why. This has now been solved, but were not any nearer to ending the problem, and now its spreading. It is unfortunately a fact, that in the majority of instances, sudden deaths from an unknown illness are impossible to prevent until we know more. In total, 300 …...
How viable is planting trees to mitigating climate change
- Tim
- September 28, 2023
Back in 2019 NASA wrote an article, talking about planting trees as a way of doing part of the work for mitigating climate change. By looking at satellite images they looked at areas that were recently deforested, or areas which would be easily turned into forests. They came up with an incredible number of 900 …...
The director of the International Energy Agency has suggested the ‘staggering’ growth of green industries gives hope to the 1.5 degree target
- Tim
- September 27, 2023
This 1.5 degree Celsius target has been talked about as increasingly impossible to meet. However, this target is essential – many of the worlds low level islands long-term survival leans on this. Here, an expert is suggesting that we might survive. This is some positive belief that we have been in short supply of, in …...
Rishi Sunak is making a stupid decision – end of combustion car sales in 2030?
- Tim
- September 26, 2023
It was only 3 years ago that the government said from 2030 there would be no more combustion engine, yet his most recent decision rolls this back (though it should be noted that he is still aiming for 80% electric car sales by 2030) along with reducing the requirements landlords to insulate their homes so …...
Ecuadorians have voted to halt oil drilling in an Amazonian national park – GOOD NEWS!
- Tim
- September 13, 2023
The referendum on Yasuni reserve will benefit a huge range of species, along with several groups of uncontacted tribes of indigenous people. The vote was not close, with 90% of votes counted protection won by around 20%. It will also keep around 726 million barrels of oil in the ground. Given that one barrel is …...
Europe is heading towards it net zero goal but electric car costs might be a stumbling block
- Tim
- September 12, 2023
While an increasingly large number of people are switching to electric cars, there is a growing concern that this change is not happening fast enough. Currently the EU sells 10 times more electric cars than just 6 years ago, which is impressive, so what is the concern. For many people, they believe that their next …...
Is Cambodia expanding protected areas by over a million hectares?
- Tim
- September 11, 2023
The expansion of 1.06 million hectares, or 2.62 million acres of protected land is in theory fantastic news. Unfortunately Cambodia has not shown that it is the best in protecting its land set aside for wildlife anyway. Analysis suggests that much of this gained land appears to have come from nearby Biodiverse corridors, and many …...
We need many Electric Semi makers, but why are all the others so far behind tesla?
- Tim
- September 10, 2023
These two trucks look very similar but one will cost you far more than the other. Below I am including a table (compiled by nextbigfuture), It compares the efficiency of all electric semi lorries that are currently hitting the market. Unfortunately any significant look at the table below can only lead to one conclusion – …...
Electric Green Taxiing System can reduce air carbon emissions by…
- Tim
- September 9, 2023
Currently, the majority of aircraft use their main engine while moving around on the ground. This can account for as much as 5% of the fuel that they use in their journey. By running the taxiing on electricity, whether from batteries or a generator, either reduces the fuel burned by as much as 90% or …...
The worlds top sovereign fund is cutting ties with a dam which will likely lead to the extinction of the Tapanuli Orangutan
- Tim
- September 9, 2023
In most countries, if a dam was to cause so much destruction to the last habitat of a species, the dam would likely not get permission to be built. It is true that the dam will only take about 20% of the land in question, directly. It will also split the population in half. Given …...
Lab grown milk could arrive in shops by 2024 – without the cows or carbon
- Tim
- September 8, 2023
Milk is an important part of the diet of many people in the west, alongside other dairy products. It has, in recent years been one of the problems: while many people have cut down on eating beef, far fewer has cut down on dairy – but now, if you do not eat beef, you can …...
UK could quit ‘Climate wrecking’ treaty’ – encouraging, must see more
- Tim
- September 7, 2023
The treaty in question is called the Energy Charter Treaty, and apparently if changes are not made by November we will look at exiting. What is in this egregious rules? Well, it would be run with a system of secrets of courts, and it would allow a company to sue any signature country should they …...
European farmers are suggesting that wolves have recovered too much, is that true?
- Tim
- September 6, 2023
There is heavy pressure to end wolf protection in the EU because farmers are suggesting that they have recovered to too great a degree.
The UK has said that pure petrol and diesel cars will be banned from sale – impact? Electric cars are increasingly affordea
- Tim
- September 5, 2023
Arguments against electric cars continue, from suggestions that the range they have is not high enough, the batteries do not last long enough, they are worse for the environment, they will break down too much or there isn’t enough choice as well as many more.
Are Climate doomers replacing climate deniers? Unacceptable
- Tim
- September 5, 2023
Climate change deniers are those people who, no matter what the evidence there is, deny that the world is warming. These people are frankly idiotic, with the childish equivalent is 2 toddlers arguing over the colour of a building brick. Scientists all agree that the world is, on average, getting warmer – it is, your …...
“You have adapted a bunker mentality” letter to Rishi Sunak
- Tim
- September 4, 2023
Now that the dust has settled, lets have a look at the whole Greenpeace debacle and what it is going to mean in the future in the UK. This was started by Greenpeace engaging in a public protest at Rishi Sunak’s mansion. The reason that they went to his house, is that he is the …...
Ozone layer hole early – Antarctic sea ice in danger?
- Tim
- September 4, 2023
The fear is that, with the Tonga eruption, this larger than normal hole might do extra damage to the vast store of ice on Antactica. Why is this concerning? Well, given the Antarctic and the Greenland icesheet has enough ice to raise sea levels by 65m worldwide. This means a 5% melt in Antarctica would …...