Mark Laxer is the author of The Monkey Bible and the inventor of virtual ecotourism. In summer 2011 he travelled to Uganda to meet with local people – including virtual ecotourism guides Jackson & Mark O. – and experienced first-hand the struggle and controversy surrounding dangerous animals of conservation importance.
Read his latest story, a thrilling account of tree-climbing lions, human-wildlife conflict and the tough challenges of conservation in Ishasha, Uganda:
Ishasha Journal – A story of human wildlife conflict by Mark Laxer
Photo Credit: Mark Laxer, 2011