Lonesome George died this past Sunday morning. His caretaker, Fausto Llerena, found the giant tortoise’s remains stretched out in his corral, facing his watering hole, at the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos Islands. I didn’t know George personally, but I grew up knowing about him. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tiger conservation’
Saving the Paper of Priceless Places
Saving paper is probably one of your highest tenets, as someone who considers himself or herself a “conservationist,” as most Natural Habitat Adventures travelers are. You avoid unnecessarily wasting our precious natural resources. You probably have at least two — if not more — designated waste baskets at home and at work: one for regular [...]
Tiger Numbers on the Upswing in India
Fantastic news out of India: Home to half the world’s wild tigers, India has announced that its tiger population has increased to 1,706 from 1,411 since the last tiger census in 2007. The announcement was made at the opening of the three-day International Tiger Conservation Conference in New Delhi, where tiger range countries are discussing the [...]
Baby tigers have blue eyes! And other fun tiger facts
Did you know the tiger’s mystical golden eyes are a trait that only adults possess? Babies are born with blue eyes, which open when they are about 10 days old. Want more tiger trivia? Check out this list I found with 50 Fun Facts About Tigers. To learn more about tiger conservation, look at the [...]
