Category Archives: Africa: Travel and Conservation
Rwanda the Beautiful
In February, 2018 Katie and I joined a group of 14 friends, led by Tom Stalf, CEO of the Columbus Zoo, to travel to Rwanda. We were to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Ellen Degeneres Campus of the Dian Fosse Gorilla Fund International nestled at the edge of the Volcanoes National Park, and […]
Grové Family in Mashatu, Botswana – January 2016
Grové Family in Mashatu, Botswana – January 2016 The Grové family visited Mashatu from January 1 to January 4, 2016. Our ranger was Kenosi, and our tracker Lovemore. We were extremely impressed with these wonderful two Batswana! My name is Willie Grové, and my wife Katie and I have visited Mashatu a number of times […]
Cheetah Conservation Fund Reception, January 2016
The Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia Founded in Namibia in 1990, the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) is the global leader in research and conservation of cheetahs. CCF is dedicated to saving the cheetah in the wild. The vast majority of wild cheetahs are outside protected areas, in areas populated by humans. Saving this magnificent animal from […]
Southern Africa Travel Films
On the front page of my website is a link to the Southern Discovery! page, a comprehensive Southern Africa tour that Katie and I have lead several times.  Our first tour was in 1997, and we have conducted several until 2005.  In 2008 we led a Serengeti Safari to Tanzania, after I returned from climbing Kilimanjaro (See […]
Tanzania Safari
Tanzania Safari – March 2008 Please scroll down for photos and movies or click on the image to go directly to my MobileMe Photo and Movies Galleries An African Safari is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people. Katie and I, along with our kids, have visited the exotic game reserves of South Africa, Botswana and […]
The Story of the Shocked Rhino – Wilbur Smith
My friend, Bruce Stewart (http://www.execuread.com/) placed a lovely South African toast on my Facebook wall today: I drink when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and I drink it when I am. Otherwise […]