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Wild Boars Encroaching on French Towns

As wild boar populations grow, sightings have become more frequent in France in places like Nimes and Nantes as well as in wooded regions in the Ardennes and on French Riviera beaches. There are nearly three million wild boars in France where the animals are linked to 25,000 annual road accidents. They are usually not aggressive, but drivers should be cautious, especially at dawn or dusk, and hikers should back away slowly rather than run if they spot one. They should never be fed. 

JAGUARS & WILDLIFE OF BRAZIL’S PANTANAL

11-day, 10-night “moderate”-level trip. Departures June-Sept. 2022 & June-Sept. 2023. Group limit, 11. Highlights: Overnight in São Paulo/fly to Cuiabá for transfer to northern Pantanal/nature walks, 4x4 safaris near lodge/drive to Porto Jofre for viewing jaguars, otters along Cuiabá River aboard skiffs/fly to Caiman Ecological Refuge in southern Pantanal for jaguars, tapirs/city of Campo Grande.

TANZANIA GROUP SAFARI

9 days, 8 nights, Nov. 2-10, 2022. Highlights: Transfer from Kilimanjaro to Arusha/game drives in Lake Manyara Nat’l Park, home to tree-climbing lions, baboons, flamingos/Serengeti Nat’l Park, home to buffalo, cheetahs, leopards/picnic in Ngorongoro Crater, home to elephants, rhinos, lions. $3,195. Single supp., $395. Lion World Travel (Toronto, ON, Canada; 800/387-2706, www.lionworldtravel.com).

Kenyan bravery

While on a safari in Tanzania’s Ruaha National Park in 2006, I broke my leg. After I spent several days in Dar es Salaam getting medical attention and a cast, my husband and I proceeded to finish our planned itinerary.

The orthopedic doctor had provided a letter saying I could fly home as long as the cast was split to accommodate the normal swelling of airline travel. To split my cast, our driver took me to Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

Back from Tanzania

My wife, Bev, and I took a safari trip to Tanzania, Oct. 11-28, 2021, during which we also took a side trip to Nairobi, Kenya, for one night. Our group was accompanied by two expert guides and local camp driver-guides.

We stayed at Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge, Arusha; Roho ya Selous, Nyerere National Park; Kigelia Ruaha, Ruaha National Park; Kuro Tarangire, Tarangire National Park; Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, below Mt. Meru, and the Fairview Hotel, Nairobi.

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