Three animal or plant species are going extinct every hour, according to a report presented by Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, an international treaty that is part of the United Nations Environment Programme. Most of them are quickly disappearing because of human activities: clearing of land for farms or cities; [...]
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The Oryx: A Conservation Story
Good news on the conservation front! This week a rare scimitar-horned oryx was born in captivity. The National Zoo in Washington DC reported the birth which took place at a conservation center related to the Zoo. This is the Zoo’s first birth in captivity in 13 years. The mother who bared the calf was three [...]
Your Travels, Years Later
I know this is going to sound weird, but a month ago I got up at 3:00 a.m. to drive almost 150 miles north of here. I did this just for the opportunity to sit in silence in a plywood box — no bigger than four feet by five feet — for three hours on [...]
In the Unplanned Moments, Travel Happens
There are probably just as many “types” of travelers as there are travelers. But when it comes to travel itineraries, you can generally break people down into two categories: those of the what-will-be-will-be ilk (freestyle fellows) and those who want to stick to the schedule so they’re sure they get to do everything that was [...]
Kenya’s Zebra and Wildebeest Relocation Program
Kenya’s Amboseli National Park will be receiving a few thousand new animals in 2010. The park located in southern Kenya on the border with Tanzania suffered a major setback in 2009 with droughts that caused over 60% of the zebra and wildebeest population to perish. In 2007 a census was done and there were [...]
Cheetah Chase Captures AC Photo Prize
The winner of Adventure Collection’s August 2009 Photo Contest has been announced, and the prize is a trip on Natural Habitat Adventures’ Classic Polar Bear Tour!
