The Plight of the Great Green Many species are facing rapidly declining numbers for a variety of different reasons. Habitat loss, climate change, and poaching are a few of the issues that many species are facing on a daily basis. Bringing these issues to light, working to create awareness, and educating communities to inspire change [β¦]
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Category: Notes from the Field
Never Fear to Ask βIt Could Spare a Life
You see something that you donβt understand, or that concerns youβ¦ Should you ask? Is there such thing as a naive question? The answer is βYesβ you should ask. And βNoβ there are no naive questions when the welfare of animals is at stake. Dare to ask, and engage in a respectful discussion with the [β¦]
Get your βBearβings & Keep your Distance
Get your βBearβings & Keep your Distance In the wild, remain vigilant in all circumstances and certainly so when you roam in bear country! Having traveled quite a few remote and wild places I am becoming relatively good at it. However one late afternoon, I relaxed my attention after a long trek in the mountains [β¦]
Mangroves βA Muddy Affair!
Mangroves βA Muddy Affair! Whenever we think of a tropical vacation, we imagine vibrant and colorful coral reefs, or we dream of magnificent sandy beaches. But there is a different kind of ecosystem βa less popular tourist destination for sure, but a true heaven for naturalists. Can you take a guess?β¦ I am talking about [β¦]
Esteros del IberΓ‘ βRewilding & Inspiring
βSustained by values that are based on an eco-centric view of the world, prioritizing the importance of ecosystems and all forms of life therein, regardless of their use to man.β (Excerpt from the Conservation Land Trustβs mission) Esteros del IberΓ‘ βRewilding & Inspiring My mom stumbled upon Esteros del Ibera (the Worldβs second-largest freshwater reservoir) [β¦]
When a Bird Asks You to Back Off
Is getting βtoo close for comfortβ a thing for birds? Yes totally! And if you look and listen, they even tell you when. It was a radiant and sun-filled day, perfect for a leisurely visit to a nearby beach, where we planned to observe some of our protected birds and capture a few snapshots for [β¦]
The Red Apes of Bukit βHow Ethical is Or
The Red Apes of Bukit βHow Ethical is Orangutan Tourism? After two days of flying across the world, we finally arrived! We were now a few miles away from where some of the last Sumatran orangutans are surviving. Maybe a mother and her infant were even peeping through the canopy across the river right when [β¦]
The Rescues of Jogja
The weeks I stayed there watching the consequences that we as humans can have in an animalβs life made me think a lot about how selfish we can be, and how much more we have to learn and understand about how harmful our behavior can be. After an unforgettable experience wandering in the Sumatran jungle tracking and [β¦]
Protecting the Elusive Peruvian Bear
βWe can prevent starvation and the suffering of spectacled bears by protecting their habitat and engaging local villages in conservation.β βRobyn Appleton In 2016, Sam joined a conservation volunteer mission in Peru led by the Spectacled Bear Conservation Society. After she returned we chatted with Sam, wanting to hear more about her time with this small [β¦]
An Urban Walk on the Wild Side
Winter is lingering over here in Massachusetts, and even though this past Saturday was grey, grim and wet, this did not deter a few of us to go out and track the wildlife of our very urban neighborhood. And what did we catch? No less than coyotes, foxes and moreβ¦ I went out just a mere [β¦]