Cam McGrath

Fishermen blame aquaculture for diminishing wild fry population
Environment

Fishermen blame aquaculture for diminishing wild fry population

Alexandria-born fisherman Ali Mohsen has seen his profits ebb and flow with the tide. The salty septuagenarian spent his youth…
Migratory birds on collision course with wind parks
Environment

Migratory birds on collision course with wind parks

Egypt hopes to harness the wind to help meet its soaring demand for energy, but plans to build a network…
Endangered Species: The Egyptian Tortoise
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Endangered Species: The Egyptian Tortoise

A mammoth problem facing the rather miniscule Egyptian tortoise, muses one veteran conservationist, is that it is obscenely cute. One…
Gold prospectors raise stakes in Nubian hinterland
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Gold prospectors raise stakes in Nubian hinterland

Record high international gold prices have strengthened the precious metal’s appeal and propelled prospectors deep into the Egyptian wilderness in…
Poachers snap up crocodiles as pets, souvenirs and handbags
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Poachers snap up crocodiles as pets, souvenirs and handbags

A dozen mummified baby crocodiles peer out from the clutter of a dusty shop at the back of Aswan’s tourist…
Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster
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Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster

Aswan--When the M/S Eugenie first cruised the length of Lake Nasser in 1993, its passengers sipped whiskey sours on the…
Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun
Egypt

Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun

Aswan--Illegal crocodile hunting has spiked in recent months following press reports that led people to believe the animal had been…
Protectorates not protected: Saluga and Ghazal
Environment

Protectorates not protected: Saluga and Ghazal

Aswan--The dry desert wind that fills the canvas sails of feluccas weaving their way between the islands of the First…
Cold therapy puts fish in the mood
Environment

Cold therapy puts fish in the mood

Seabass are promiscuous, but if the atmosphere’s not just right, they’re not in the mood. Dim the lights and chill…
Red Sea dive boat fleet: Some assembly required
Business

Red Sea dive boat fleet: Some assembly required

Hurghada--The grinding of saws and pounding of mallets echoes through Hurghada’s shipyards, where dive boats are stripped down to their…
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