-34.196°, 18.450° Boulders Beach

"Next feed" by Emma Lörd

Mr. Bear-ly sneaks up on these comical creatures. 

African penguins or jackass penguins are the only penguins that breed in Africa and are found nowhere else. Major current threats to the colony include competition with commercial fisheries and oil pollution. The ones at Boulder Beach near Cape Town are accessible to tourists and are unusually tame however being a mainland site are vurnerable to predators and exposed to diseases.  

4.450°, 35.928° Todonyang, Kenya

"Turkana" by Ruth Abade

Fashion designer Ruth Abade introduces Bear-ly to kids she meets on a field trip 

somewhere in Todonyang, 

and if you want to read more about her beautiful "green" fashion the link is here.

-3.223°, 40.100° Malindi Airport

Taking on the Chongololo
(Maritime Bear vs Giant African Millipede)

by Sandra Asubila 

-3.330°, 39.878° Arabuko sokoke forest

At Gede Snake Park our bear takes a close look at a twig snake

by Sandra Asubila

Arabuko Sokoke Forest is the most intact coastal forest in East Africa and one of the last remnant indigenous forests in Kenya. The forest is threatened by the desire for land by local people. Several national and international conservation organisations are working with the Kenya Wildlife Service to protect the park.
Read more about the conservation and management project of Arabuko Sokoke Forest.

-4.262°, 39.605° Marine Park Beach, Kenya

Scouring the clean beach

Past the white sand it is ruggedly blue

by Sandra Asubila

Malindi is a popular tourist destination on the Indian Ocean. 

Read what prompted the Malindi Green Town Movement (MGTM) to be formed 

to introduce sustainable, integrated urban environment planning and management. 

The biodiversity in this coastline area is what attracts tourists (both international and domestic) and the realisation that the destruction of the ecosystem will destroy the attraction has led to an upswing in eco-tourism. Waste management is taken into consideration as well as the conservation of natural and cultural heritages. 

-5.876°, 39.358° Zanzibar, Tanzania

From Matemwe Zanzibar with Love! by Erik Brattström

Mr. Bear-ly's journey on the east coast of Africa continues and it
looks like he's seeing first hand what land might look like under the sea...

The island of Zanzibar off the east coast of Tanzania,  
experience erratic weather extremes, due to the climate change,
such as flood and drought which impacts negatively on the island's economy as well as ecosystem.
Efforts are being made to focus on necessary adaptation solutions to adjust to future impacts.

Our polar bear continues to explore Matemwe.

Watch those paws!

Reefing!

Cockle shell snack?

A beach bear!

-3.221°, 40.116° Malindi, Kenya

"In arms" by Rael

Malindi, situated on the coast of Kenya, is a popular tourist destination.
Efforts are made to combat the social impacts of climate change by promoting sustainable tourism and preserving the mangrove trees (trees and shrubs that can grow in salinated water) to help with climate change mitigation.

-25.965°, 32.579° Maputo, Mocambique

"Arrested Development" by Erik Brattström

Our very first bear-ly sighting from the continent of Afrika! 

How fitting that the bear should visit the coastal city of Maputo, capital of Mocambique, as it is one of the coastal cities with high risk of flooding and combats daily to prevent the erosion of its coastline due to the present effects of climate change.