Posted in WWF news on Apr 29th, 2011 No Comments »
A roundup of the latest interesting reads in travel and conservation … Fishing isn’t exactly a top 10 hobby of primates, though some species have been observed doing it. The latest among them? Orangutans in Borneo. A pair of anthropologists spent two years observing wild orangutans not just scooping catfish out of small ponds but [...]
Posted in Wildlife on Apr 28th, 2011 No Comments »
WWF Media Manager Rhys Gerholdt describes his recent experience viewing polar bears in the wild. March 2011. The vehicle I am in, a beaten up van outfitted with tank tracks, slowly lurches down a steep hill. I am jostled back and forth as we inch our way across the tundra of northern Canada, 40 miles [...]
Posted in Photography, WWF news on Apr 27th, 2011 No Comments »
At WWF, wildlife and wild places have inspired us for 50 years as we’ve worked to protect threatened species, vital habitats and local communities around the world. But we really want to know: What inspires you? Share with us the natural things you think are truly precious, valuable gifts that need to be protected today [...]
Posted in Featured tours, Photography, Snorkeling on Apr 25th, 2011 No Comments »
Our snorkeling tour to the Raja Ampat Archipelago in Indonesia’s West Papua province recently returned, bringing back stunning image from this remote part of the world. Images © Ron Leidich. Join WWF’s Snorkeling the Raja Ampat Archipelago tour, October 10-23, 2011. Space is limited.
Posted in Travel tips on Apr 22nd, 2011 4 Comments »
In honor of Earth Day, guest blogger Bret Love of GreenGlobalTravel.com shares his favorite eco-travel tips with WWF. Responsible, sustainable travel is built on a fairly simple principle: Try to leave every place you visit a little bit better than it was when you got there. But aside from the old adage, “take only pictures, [...]
Posted in Featured tours on Apr 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Traveling with family can be one of life’s greatest pleasures. No activity provides more opportunity to connect with loved ones and create powerful and cherished memories. The Galapagos and Costa Rica family adventures that WWF offers in conjunction with travel partner Natural Habitat Adventures take you to some of the planet’s most spectacular nature destinations. [...]
Posted in WWF news on Apr 15th, 2011 No Comments »
A roundup of the latest interesting reads in travel and conservation … Zebras look like four-legged barcodes, so why not identify them as such? A very cool new technology is doing just that – scanning photographs of the charismatic African species and identifying and tracking individual zebras to study migration patterns, New Scientist reports. If [...]
Posted in Featured tours on Apr 14th, 2011 No Comments »
The concept of national parks was born in the United States, with the founding of Yellowstone 139 years ago. Dozens of countries have followed suit; at last count, there were 7,000. From April 16-24, the National Park Service is commemorating these U.S. gems with National Park Week. The benefits of touring a national park with [...]
Posted in Photography on Apr 11th, 2011 No Comments »
“I went to Iceland in search of the perfect waterfall image to add to my portfolio. I battled fierce weather for days as I circumnavigated the island. Maybe I was too picky, but none of the hundreds of images I had already captured seemed to cut it. As I walked up to the Skogafoss Waterfall, [...]
Posted in Wildlife on Apr 8th, 2011 No Comments »
Thanks to a plethora of climatic conditions and habitat produced by the longtime, lumbering growth of the Continental Divide, Montana-based Glacier National Park hosts a huge array of wildlife spread across its 1 million acres. In fact, the park has almost all of its original endemic plants and animal species. In this slideshow, we take [...]