Africa travel, expeditions, public aquariums, collecting fish and plant articles.

MY AFRICAN SAFARI, Part I: Amboseli and the Maasai People, by Howard Norfolk
Summary: Have you watched all those animal shows on TV and wanted to go to Africa to see the animals in real life? I finally went "on safari" to Kenya and brought back lots and lots of photos, which make up the "slide shows" in this series of three.
Note: There aren't many fish here, but I hope that if you like fish you like other animals as well!
Part I: Camping. Elephants. A visit with the Maasai people. Lots of photos.

MY AFRICAN SAFARI, Part II: Samburu and Lake Nukuru, by Howard Norfolk
Summary: Part II: African scenery. Many animals. More Maasai. Flamingos, rhinoceros. Lots more photos.

MY AFRICAN SAFARI, Part III: Masai Mara and Nairobi, by Howard Norfolk
Summary: Part III: Many more animals. Lions, hippos. Rift Valley. Nairobi. Olorgesailie archaeology. Ostrich Park. Even more photos.

COLLECTING FISH IN THE NIGER RIVER DELTA, NIGERIA by Vinny Kutty
Summary: Vinny Kutty's parents worked in Nigeria, and he visited on an annual basis during the '80s. He recounts his adventures and comments on the species of fish he collected there. This article won the 1997 FAAS Best Collecting Article Award.

COLLECTING CICHLIDS: IN MY AFRICAN DREAM by Steve Thompson
Summary: A day by day account of a memorable holiday spent on the shores of Lake Malawi, snorkelling and observing cichlids. Meeting with Stuart Grant and Ad Konings. Includes photographs of fish in their natural habitats.

A DAY ON LAKE TANGANYIKA by Chuck Rambo
Summary: A descriptive account of a typical day's diving on one of Ad Koning's Cichlid Safaris.