National Geographic Traveller (UK)

DERECK & BEVERLY JOUBERT

How has Africa’s wildlife — and the conversations around conservation — changed during the course of your careers?

Africa has lost about 95% of its wildlife since the 1970s — it’s alarming. There used to be around 450,000 lions; now numbers have fallen below 20,000. Leopards have gone from 700,000 to fewer than 50,000. Cheetahs have — audiences will be encouraged to help protect them.

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