Guardians of the great lake: a cichlid sanctuary at nkondwe island

Some of the oldest stays on Kenya’s Lamu archipelago are part of a new wave of projects tackling the environmental and economic challenges these remote islands now face

MY AQUARIUM JOURNEY began with Malawi cichlids. I dove deep, focusing so intensely on Mbuna that I barely noticed any other fish in stores. That has now definitely changed; I’m finally ready to embrac

Five years ago, the shimmering turquoise waters surrounding D’Arros Island and St Joseph Atoll were designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA) – a milestone for one of the Indian Ocean’s most vibrant ec

This week’s dream: the forest of rock in ...

THE CONGO RAINFOREST IS ONE of the most biologically rich and ecologically important places on Earth. Stretching across six countries and spanning more than two million km², it’s home to more than 400

REGULAR PRACTICAL FISHKEEPING readers may remember way back in late 2021 SHOAL launched the SOS: Support Our Shoal campaign to raise awareness and vital funding for threatened freshwater fishes worldw