John Frederick Walker

Angola’s Giant Sable Makes a Triumphant Comeback

Posted in giant sable news by JFW on September 24, 2010

The latest issue of SWARA, the quarterly journal of the East African Wild Life Society, includes my latest piece on the rescue of the giant sable antelope, the national animal of Angola.  You can read the article here: GiantSable.Swara.

Giant Sable: Antelope from the Ashes, Part II

Posted in giant sable news by JFW on June 23, 2010

Part II of my  two-part series, “Antelope from the Ashes” has just come out in the July issue of Africa Geographic. Click here to read the final installment of my account of the dramatic rescue of Africa’s most spectacular antelope, Angola’s giant sable.

Giant Sable: Antelope from the Ashes, Part I

Posted in giant sable news by JFW on May 26, 2010


Those who follow developments in African wildlife conservation may have read about the recent successful rescue of Angola’s national animal, the magnificent giant sable.  I was the only journalist on the August, 2009 expedition, a last-ditch effort to pull this iconic animal back from extinction.  Click GIANT.SABLES.1 to read part I of my two-part series, “Antelope from the Ashes.” It’s just come out in the June issue of Africa Geographic.  Part II will appear in the July issue and will be posted here.