Films about the Okavango Delta rarely feature people, and seldom even shown or made available to audiences in Botswana. The Nkashi: Race for the Okavango road show set a major precedent for other ...

These two documentaries, The Flood and Into the Okavango, show two sides of conservation in the Okavango Delta. Learn how a natural history cameraman and cinematographer Brade Bestelink and ...

These are the people whose ancestors are buried on the Delta’s islands. They grew up surrounded by water, and learning to pole was like learning to walk. The river has given them everything ...

People drift in and out of the open living room at the Khwai Tented Camp in the middle of the Okavango Delta.

The Okavango Delta didn’t always exist. It formed around 60,000 years ago when seismic activity blocked the river’s course to the sea. The fault lines of the East African Rift, ...

While scientists remain hesitant to confirm its potential demise, citing the need for further studies, local communities ...

The delta is home to some of the best game fishing in Africa, with an abundance of tigerfish; there are tales as far back as mining times that include close encounters that left many people minus ...

The Okavango Delta itself has also been the scene of such events recently. In 2020, ... The expert says that many of the infectious diseases suffered by people are zoonotic ...

Example of the campaign work. Since 2021, National Geographic and De Beers have been highlighting the importance of the waters that feed into the Okavango Delta and sustain a wide range of wildlife.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab in partnership with Wilderness | The Okavango Delta in Botswana shelters endangered species amidst threats to its delicate ecosystem. Join WIRED Brand Lab's Marcus ...