Wildlife of the Moroccan Sahara – Photo Gallery

Wildlife of the Moroccan Sahara – Photo Gallery

The Moroccan Sahara, stretching across the southern reaches of Morocco and forming part of the vast Sahara Desert, is a landscape of striking contrasts and quiet grandeur. This region is defined by sweeping dunes, rugged hamadas, and scattered oases. Despite its harsh conditions, the Moroccan Sahara supports a surprising array of desert-adapted wildlife and offers a unique window into one of the world’s most iconic and enduring environments.

Below we present a small selection of the photographs taken by participant Adam Court on our Wildlife of the Moroccan Sahara tour in March 2026. To view the images larger, please click on the crosshairs in the centre of each image.


Desert Sparrow © Adam Court

Erg Chigaga © Adam Court

Hoopoe © Adam Court

Sahrawi guide, Brahim © Adam Court

Brown Necked Ravens © Adam Court

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater © Adam Court

Dorcas Gazelle © Adam Court

Camp © Adam Court

Lanner Falcon © Adam Court

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse © Adam Court

Tristram's Warbler © Adam Court

Duméril's Fringe-fingered Lizard © Adam Court

Moroccan Sahara © Adam Court

White-crowned Wheatear © Adam Court

European Bee-eaters © Adam Court

Erg Chigaga © Adam Court

Sahrawi guide, Brahim © Adam Court

Spotted Sandgrouse © Adam Court

North African Pond Frog © Adam Court

Fulvous Babbler © Adam Court

White-crowned Wheatear in Erg Chigaga © Adam Court

North African Ostrich © Adam Court

Erg Chigaga © Adam Court

Moroccan Sahara © Adam Court


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James Warren

James Warren

Operations Assistant
James works in the Operations team at Naturetrek and has enjoyed wildlife-focused travels all over the world, included canoeing and camping the Yukon (Canada) where he enjoyed sightings of Grizzly Bear and Grey Wolf on the riverbanks, plus exploring the walking trails and birds of Sikkim (India). Outside of work, James is a keen bird watcher and amateur photographer. He is also an enthusiastic scuba diver, having explored underwater habitats both in the UK, diving with Grey Seals and European Sturgeon, and further afield in the Red Sea and off the coast of Mexico.

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