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Out of Africa champagne picnic experience. Masai Mara luxury safari. Kenya Kenya???s national parks and reserves offer tourists the chance to see wild animals in what remains of their natural habitat. In Masai Mara, tourists engage in colonial fantasies while re-enacting the romantic picnic scene in the film Out of Africa. Local Masaai tribesman are employed to provide picturesque authenticity to the experience. Earth???s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in the last 50 years; 90% of African elephants have been wiped out in the past century. Kenyan national parks provide a sanctuary, but the animals living within them are allowed to survive essentially for human entertainment and reassurance. These animals become, in effect, performers for paying tourists eager to see a nostalgic picture-book image of the natural world.

Environment

Captivating images expose a 'staged version' of nature

In his series The Anthropocene Illusion, photographer Zed Nelson highlights the tension between an unfolding environmental crisis and our obsession with 'curating' nature

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Mind

How a simple walk can bust stress, boost cognition and fight diseases

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In the city, anyone can be a naturalist-explorer

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In the city, anyone can be a naturalist-explorer

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Cloud and trees reflections on river Wye with Black mountains background.

Life

It's time to celebrate a renaissance in English nature writing

Culture

How the healing powers of botany can reduce anxiety and boost health

Health

How the healing powers of botany can reduce anxiety and boost health

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Nature's Ribbon ? Winner ? Ammar Alsayed Ahmed, United Arab Emirates

Earth

Mangrove forests celebrated in stunning photographs

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Intimate nature documentary is an ode to an oak

Culture

Natural History Museum, London new urban wildlife garden

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Natural History Museum's new gardens aim to restore UK's urban nature

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Why we can't afford to ignore the world's smallest freshwater bodies

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Why we can't afford to ignore the world's smallest freshwater bodies

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Could we live in tree cities grown from giant sequoia in the future?

This week our new Future Chronicles column, which explores an imagined history of inventions of the future, visits carbon negative cities: forest homes grown from giant sequoia, genetically engineered for rapid growth. Rowan Hooper is our guide

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'Smiling' black bear caught on camera in Pasadena goes viral

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The photographer who captured shots of nature daily for over a decade

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Blue tits shared a tree hollow with bird-eating bats – and survived

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Environment

Why biodiversity offsetting is a contentious issue in conservation

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