Is Sirga a free lioness?
Hello Everyone! We're thrilled to announce that our podcast the "Kalahari Diaries" is making a comeback after a break of over a year. Due to...
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Kalahari Diaries
Hello, I'm Val. I live in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and my life's work in conservation and tourism spans more than a decade. I have raised Sirga the lioness, who I rescued as an abando...
Episodes
16 episodesCan Carbon Offset Save the Kalahari?
Sorry for the long break, we are finally back in track with the Kalahari Diaries! In this episode I talk to the three Co-founders of the Gaz...
Walking with Sirga
Sirga and I have been roaming the Kalahari since she was a small cub. Now, ten years later, she's a grown lioness. In this episode, I'll tak...
Talking Bushfires with Dr. Thoralf Meyer
We recently had some of the worst bushfires in my time here in Botswana. Millions of hectars of Kalahari burnt down in the last months. Alth...
Q&A Session
Today I am answering your questions. Recently I asked our followers on social media and our patrons on patreon.com to send in their question...
The art of tracking
+++ Want to be part of the podcast episode? Send your questions as a voice message to info@modisa.org +++ Tracking wild animals in the bush...
Trophy Hunting - conservation or immoral practice?
We all know the shocking images of smiling trophy hunters posing with dead African wildlife. The images spark outrages all over the world on...
How to manage a wildlife area
Our 75km2 area is dwarfed by the neighboring Kalahari Transfrontier Park, it's a tiny speck of land that we call home. From a different pers...
How I became a bush pilot
Hey friends, we had a little bit of break. Nevertheless, let's kick off 2021 with a brand-new episode. This time I am telling the story of h...
Moving a lioness across Botswana
Today, I am telling the story of how we moved Sirga 850km across the country to her new reserve in the south western part of Botswana
Rain dictates life
In this episode, we’re looking at the Kalahari Ecosystem. Botswana is a country that named its currency „Pula“ - the Setswana word for „rain...
Lockdown in the Kalahari
2020 was supposed to be the year when we would reopen our camp for tourists. We had it all planned out, excited to open our gates in June. W...
How africa’s second largest wildebeest migration disappeared
This episode centers around a sad fact: Botswana used to be home to Africa's second largest Wildebeest migration, only second in size to the...
How raising a lion cub has changed my life forever
In this episode, we're going way back! I often get asked how Sirga, a tiny lion cub, came into my life, how I raised her and how we formed a...
Does petting a lion help African wildlife?
Many people dream of being close to African wildlife. Being close to lions, cheetahs and leopards is not a question of "how" than rather a m...
How I Changed My World to Dedicate my Life to Conservation
My name is Valentin Grüner. I live in one of Africa’s most remote Wilderness areas. The Kalahari in Botswana. Nature and Wildlife is my bigg...