Posted in Featured tours, WWF news, Wildlife on Sep 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
© R.Isotti, A.Cambone – Homo Ambiens / WWF-Canon
As the brilliantly colorful panther chameleon demonstrates, Madagascar is home to extraordinary species. Approximately 92 percent of Madagascar’s reptiles, 68 percent of its plant life and 98 percent of its land mammals exist naturally nowhere else on Earth.
However, demands from today’s global markets threaten diversity on the island [...]
Posted in WWF news on Aug 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Courtesy Charles and Karen Goetz
WWF members Charles and Karen Goetz recently hit a milestone—their 10th WWF Travel tour, this one to Alaska.
“Everyone asks us, ‘What’s your favorite trip’,” says Karen, a retired school teacher from Northport, N.Y., who has been a WWF member since 1972. “How can you pick your favorite? Each new trip is special.”
She [...]
Posted in WWF news on Aug 26th, 2010 No Comments »
© Emily Supernavage
Since 1983, the WWF Travel Program has taken curious travelers on wildlife-viewing expeditions throughout the world. We plan our tours with conservation and the environment in mind.
The right partners. We only work with tour operators that share our mission. As a result, we’re collaborating with some of the top U.S.-based leaders in tourism [...]
Posted in WWF news on Aug 13th, 2010 2 Comments »
Today, Namibia is emerging as a conservation success story. WWF’s Living in a Finite Environment (LIFE) Project, in partnership with a range of Namibian civil and government organizations, has helped to make conservation a national imperative. As a result, numerous species are recovering. The LIFE Project is a model for the empowerment of communities who [...]
Posted in WWF news on Aug 11th, 2010 No Comments »
Gorillas are our closest living relatives after chimpanzees and bonobos; they are highly intelligent, charismatic and severely threatened. There are four sub-species of gorilla that live in 10 African countries. Three subspecies are critically endangered, and the fourth, the eastern lowland gorilla, is still listed as endangered because researchers cannot access a major portion of [...]
Posted in Featured tours, WWF news on Aug 10th, 2010 2 Comments »
The Philippines is a cluster of more than 7,000 islands, lying north of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. From north to south, the archipelago extends more than 1,850 kilometers. The Philippines are of volcanic origin; a large part of the terrain is mountainous, with fertile soils and spectacular landscapes.
It is generally accepted that the [...]
Posted in WWF news on Jul 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Watch John Kasaona on the main stage at the 2010 TED conference in Long Beach, CA. John is from WWF’s key partner in Namibia, the IRDNC, and beautifully paints a picture of how Namibia evolved into one of the world’s shining examples of community-based natural resource management.
Visit Namibia with WWF’s partner tour operator, Natural Habitat Adventures.
Posted in WWF news on Jul 12th, 2010 No Comments »
Have we got a new snorkeling adventure for you! In this month’s WWF Travel enewsletter, we take you to the most pristine bays of the Philippines, to snorkel at highly biodiverse reefs, above grassy beds where dugongs live and with gentle and massive whale sharks. And slip on your fins at sunset for a thrilling [...]
Posted in Travel tips, WWF news, Wildlife on Jul 1st, 2010 No Comments »
It’s summertime, and many are heading on amazing vacations around the world. WWF encourages responsible ecotourism and experiencing the wonderful biodiversity of our planet, but there are a few things travelers should know before they purchase souvenirs.
Tourists are largely unaware of complex regulations on international trade and often don’t think twice about buying wildlife products [...]
Posted in Snorkeling, WWF news on Jun 30th, 2010 No Comments »
Just in time for your summer tour, online apparel retailer New Headings has added new swimming and snorkeling gear that features the WWF panda logo.
Not only will you be outfitted for your adventure, but 20 percent of the sale goes to support WWF’s global conservation efforts, so you’ll be helping to protect the planet too.
Get [...]