Posted in Q-and-A on Jul 30th, 2009 No Comments »
© Eunice Park / WWF-US
Eunice Park, a member of WWF’s communications team, visited the Galápagos Islands recently, when the Baltra Island fuel-handling facility received its environmental certification. We took some time out with Eunice to get her take on this otherworldly wildlife destination.
What surprised you about the Galápagos?
I had read a lot about the Galápagos [...]
Posted in Wildlife on Jul 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Conservationists estimate about 720 mountain gorillas survive in the wild in two locations in Central Africa: the Virunga range of volcanic mountains on the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, and the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.
For more than 30 years, WWF has been working with our partners in the [...]
Posted in Travel tips on Jul 26th, 2009 No Comments »
When you leave your hotel room, turn off the air conditioning, heat, television, lights and any other electric devices.
Posted in Wildlife on Jul 24th, 2009 No Comments »
One in five Americans consider themselves bird watchers, according to a new federal study.
More than 48 million Americans—20 percent of the U.S. population—participated in bird watching in 2006, the latest period for which statistics are available. The study, released last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, defines a birdwatcher as someone who has [...]
Posted in WWF news on Jul 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Experimenting with tiger farming is too risky and could drive wild tigers further toward extinction, the World Bank recently said at a key international wildlife trade meeting.
WWF endorsed the World Bank’s call for countries to ban tiger farming because of the uncertainty that it will have for the long-term conservation of wild tigers. WWF is [...]
Posted in WWF news on Jul 20th, 2009 No Comments »
South America’s Amazon River is more than 11 million years old, according to a July 2009 study published in the scientific journal Geology.
Following an examination of two boreholes drilled into the mouth of the Amazon, a team of researchers from the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics determined that the Amazon formed its current shape [...]
Posted in Travel tips on Jul 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Choose a reef-friendly sunscreen, which biodegrades in water.
Posted in Featured tours on Jul 15th, 2009 No Comments »
Many travelers transiting the Panama Canal do so via a large cruise ship. Yet on our New Year’s in Panama tour this December, you can experience the canal in a smaller vessel, allowing you to see operational aspects of the system at close range—perhaps even traveling in tandem with a huge cargo vessel.
“Sometimes you’re so [...]
Posted in Snorkeling on Jul 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Just added! Tour four Central American countries and a Colombian island as you travel across two oceans and through the Panama Canal on our newly added Rain Forest & Reefs voyage January 3-17, 2010. Traveling aboard the well-appointed expedition ship Le Levant, you’ll explore rain forests by Zodiac and on foot, go snorkeling right off [...]
Posted in Photography on Jul 13th, 2009 No Comments »
“During a WWF tour to Kenya, we traveled to a village in the Maasai Mara Reserve. A group of Maasai women performed a dance to welcome us upon our arrival. They radiated such spirit! They were enthusiastic in their dancing and so happy to show us their handmade crafts and decorative clothing. I appreciated the [...]