March 2024
It’s little wonder the Incas believed condors to be messengers to the gods, writes travel writer Mark Stratton. With their three-metre wingspan, they have been known to cover more than one hundred kilometres without the single beat of a wing, simply by gliding on the mountain air currents. Today, as with many species, Andean condor numbers are in decline. In the March issue of Geographical, Stratton travels to Ecuador to learn about the last-ditch efforts to save these huge, majestic birds.
Also in this month’s issue: Mark Rowe reports on the shifting demographics of Africa, where population growth is outpacing that of the rest of the world; Tom Howarth meets the mothers campaigning for a ban on wood-burning stoves as concerns over their impact on air quality continue to grow; Graeme Green talks to acclaimed Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado about his passion for the natural world; and, in an extract from his new book, Alec Ash reveals why he and many others are escaping China’s modern cities for the tranquillity of its rural backwaters.
