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Logging the Congo – Republic of Congo

home_aug19_camp.jpgWitt Sparks gets a fir

The Valley of Eden – Central African Republic

The Valley of Eden
Central African Republic
The heat was like a furnace. Sweat evaporated instantly. Our clothes burned on our skin. We sought shelter under the tarpaulin spread over the lorry, and relief in the breeze as we shot across the Savannah. We had not encountered any people for days. We were short of food and [...]

Gorillas in the Mist – Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo

Gorillas in the Mist
Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

To spend an hour with one of nature’s great species and one of our closest relatives is an experience like no other on this earth.

Mountain gorillas are an endangered species. There are only 650 left in the wild jungles, in a national [...]

Gorillas in Zaire – Parc National des Virunga, Congo

With fake ID in hand, Justin Pushman spent an hour

Kinshasa: Food Scarce, But Guitars Abound

In making guitars, the love of music is a labor of