Exploring the Dragon’s Teeth — an ancient volcanic rock formation in the moorlands of Kenya’s Aberdare Range. Jan Fox

Amidst a global pandemic, innovative ideas are needed to fund Kenya’s parks and conservancies. The UltraMARAthon is one such initiative, a gruelling 50 km race across five conservancies of the Masai Mara. Howard Saunders

The first Primitive Trail in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park was conducted in 2018 by the Africa Trails Co. Seasoned Trails Guide, Brenden Pienaar, recounts the story of the ‘Trail de Akagera’, emphasising the importance of the most endangered phenomenon of our time — the experience of wilderness. Brenden Pienaar

The ‘night-watch’ is a key part of a wilderness trail, where participants take turns to stay up at night to ensure potentially dangerous animals don’t come too close to camp. Private safari guide, Andreas Fox, recalls a particularly memorable shift during a trail in Makuleke, South Africa. Andreas Fox

Of the 1.5 million wildebeest that trek into the Masai Mara from the Serengeti each year, an average of 300,000 die, most while crossing the Mara River. While death at such a scale may seem senseless, it plays a vital role in the nourishment of the river ecosystem for years after the dust settles. Jan Fox

Tanzania’s Mahale National Park, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, is one of the best places in the world to observe chimpazees up close in the wild. Andreas Fox

This modest sanctuary is a vital wildlife corridor within the broader Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem, and is traversed by some of the largest elephants left on the planet. Wilder Team