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New video reveals how predators interact with bats, increasing virus risk

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Anthony Ham

Bats can transmit viruses to humans directly or through other animals, leading to zoonotic spillover. Photo / 123rfBats carry an assortment of viruses, including infectious diseases that have jumped into humans in a process known as zoonotic spillover. In some cases, the aerial mammals have infected people directly. But in other cases, scientists believe, bats have passed deadly viruses on to other animal species, which subsequently infected humans.
Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Anthony Ham

Science|Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Specieshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/science/bats-cave-spillover-uganda.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. TrilobitesVideo from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.
Iceland's Ring Road itinerary: 7 days around the island

1 month ago | lonelyplanet.com | Anthony Ham

Iceland’s Ring Road is one of the world’s most iconic drives. Tracing the contours of a remarkable landscape and taking you within reach of glaciers and volcanoes, the country’s Route 1 (1322km or 822 miles) is a two-lane road that unfurls like a magical Icelandic saga. Apart from the general wonder-at-large of the elemental terrain, you’ll have the chance to see canyons, waterfalls, hot-steam geysers and blue whales along the way.
Iceland's Ring Road itinerary: 7 days around the island

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Anthony Ham

3 hours agoLetters to the Editor: After L.A. elephants are whisked away in the night, ‘animals need more reliable friends’To the editor: It is disheartening to learn that Billy and Tina are now at the Tulsa Zoo, stuck in quarantine, rather than at one of the many sanctuaries eager to rehome them (“Elephants Billy and Tina whisked out of L.A. Zoo by night amid protests, arrive in Tulsa,” May 21).
Una guida per la prima volta sul Delta dell'Okavango

Mar 29, 2025 | lonelyplanetitalia.it | Anthony Ham

Visto dall'alto, il Delta dell'Okavango, in Botswana, stringe come un artiglio la mappa dell'Africa. Dove le sue unghie si aggrappano al deserto del Kalahari, il verde dell'Okavango incontra il giallo del Kalahari. Il Delta dell'Okavango è un mondo in movimento. Le piogge di gennaio sui lontani altipiani dell'Angola scendono attraverso il Panhandle dell'Okavango e raggiungono il Delta a marzo.
In the land of the jaguars

Mar 25, 2025 | sanjuandailystar.com | Anthony Ham

By Anthony HamI was prepared to wait, to soak up the magical morning light as our small motorboat traveled up the Rio São Lourenço in the Pantanal, Brazil’s vast wetlands. A tangle of lianas, acuri palms and strangler figs pressed close along the riverbank. I stared into the forest, scanning for movement, for shadows, for a jaguar. But it was too soon. Patience in the wild is a lesson I have learned over a lifetime of travel.
In the Land of the Jaguars

Mar 17, 2025 | nytimes.com | Anthony Ham

I was prepared to wait, to soak up the magical morning light as our small motorboat traveled up the Rio São Lourenço in the Pantanal, Brazil's vast wetlands. A tangle of lianas, acuri palms and strangler figs pressed close along the riverbank. I stared into the forest, scanning for movement, for shadows, for a jaguar. But it was too soon. Patience in the wild is a lesson I have learned over a lifetime of travel. On an African safari, for example, it can take days to spot a cheetah or a leopard.
In the Land of the Jaguars

Mar 17, 2025 | flipboard.com | Anthony Ham

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A first-time guide to the Okavango Delta

Mar 4, 2025 | lonelyplanet.com | Anthony Ham

Seen from above, the Okavango Delta clutches like a claw at the map of Africa. Where its talons cling to the Kalahari Desert, Okavango green meets Kalahari yellow. The Okavango Delta is a world in motion. The aftermath of January rains in Angola’s distant highlands funnel down through the Okavango Panhandle, reaching the Delta in March.
8 things to know before traveling to Madagascar

Feb 6, 2025 | lonelyplanet.com | Anthony Ham

Visiting Madagascar can feel like an adventure into the unknown. It’s a country that combines world-class luxury resorts with gems that are situated – barely known to the outside world – down a long and winding dirt track. And everything else in between. Madagascar is one of the world’s most exciting destinations for watching wildlife.