Posted in Photography on Dec 9th, 2009 No Comments »
During our fall 2009 travel photography series, Behind the Lens, WWF photographers on tour taught us that an infant’s ear syringe is the best way to blow debris off your camera on the dusty plains of Africa. We learned that underwater photographers should always shoot upwards and that a light source blasting from the side [...]
Posted in WWF news on Dec 7th, 2009 No Comments »
Our first 2010 tour of Borneo quickly sold out, so we’re pleased to add a second departure. Discover first hand how special Borneo is during this small-group expedition. Look for pygmy elephants, gibbons, proboscis monkeys and other wildlife. And learn about WWF’s efforts to protect the region from deforestation, climate change and other threats. Learn [...]
Posted in Wildlife on Dec 7th, 2009 No Comments »
Few wildlife migrations are as astonishing as the one performed by monarch butterflies. Each fall, millions of monarchs travel as much as 2,800 miles from Canada and the United States to hibernate in the forested mountains of central Mexico, including the 138-acre Monarch Butterfly Reserve. These beautiful, fragile travelers can cover a remarkable 50 miles [...]
Posted in WWF news on Dec 4th, 2009 2 Comments »
WWF has added an exciting voyage to our spring lineup. Join us for a discovery voyage to Iceland, Scotland, the Faroe Islands and Norway aboard the recently renovated expedition ship, The Explorer, from May 24 to June 7, 2010. Starting in Reykjavík, this voyage takes us nearly all the way around Iceland to discover its [...]
Posted in WWF news on Dec 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Learn about a pair of discovery tours to Tanzania, a duo of Alaska adventures and our perennially popular Micronesia Snorkeling Adventure in this month’s edition of the Travel Enewsletter. Missed a past issue or two? Read them at our enewsletter archive. Or sign up to have Travel and other WWF e-newsletters delivered directly to your [...]
Posted in Active Adventures, Q-and-A on Dec 1st, 2009 7 Comments »
As an ecotourism planner, American Wendy Lama lived in Nepal for 15 years, helping communities, park staff and trekking agencies manage the impacts of tourism and promote improved local livelihoods and conservation of natural and cultural resources through community-based ecotourism. Given her expertise on the region, we turned to Lama to help us design an [...]