Five to Read in Conservation Travel
May 13th, 2011 by wwftravel
A visit to Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, where orphaned orangutans are conditioned to return to the wild, is a highlight of our Borneo tour. © WWF-US / Jay Sherman
- Whale sharks are aggregating off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in larger numbers than scientists previously thought, according to a new study. What does that mean for travelers on our Expedition Whale Sharks tour in July? Potential to see even more of the biggest fish in the sea, perhaps.
- What will it take before the world’s largest land carnivore goes “the way of the dodo?” Scientific American answers a reader’s query about the impact of a melting Arctic on the polar bear and how it’s been forced to adapt to climate change.
- “We are asked to be quiet, and the elevated wooden path opens up to a platform for viewing. A few metres away, ropes in the trees lead to a series of wooden platforms. The morning crowd of about 200 is hushed and expectant. It’s all very respectful, very dignified.” So describes the atmosphere at Borneo’s Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, which Canadian blogger and adventurer traveler John Boivin recently visited.
- When we’re not traveling, we’re dreaming of it. That oversized, heavy, gorgeous coffee table books help whisk us away. TripBase runs down the top 20 travel photography books of all time. They include one tome on one of the most colorful places on the planet, India, and a great one covering various locales throughout Latin America.
- And for our final entry this week, we’re straying a bit from our theme by giving you one to watch, not read. We Blog the World shared a cool music video by Polish pop star Patrycja Markowska, who went on location to Zanzibar to shoot the video for her song “Ostatni.” She wanders the labyrinth-like alleys streaked in golden light, visits markets, strolls on the talcum-like beach and takes the wind through her hair on a dhow ride on the sea. It’s fantastic PR for our Madagascar Voyage and Mozambique Odyssey, both of which include a visit to Zanzibar’s Stone Town.
