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 WWF news on Apr 1st, 2011 No Comments »
A roundup of recent interesting reads … National Geographic Traveler contributing editor Boyd Matson writes about his time spent at the Tundra Lodge outside Churchill and observing polar bear researchers. “Each day that I’m here,” Matson writes, “various bears show up for no particular reason, other than perhaps curiosity, and hang out for several hours.” [...]
Posted in WWF news on Mar 29th, 2011 No Comments »
Today the Indian government released new tiger population numbers for the first time since 2007, indicating that numbers have increased in the country that has half of the world’s remaining wild tigers. The government estimated current tiger numbers in India at 1,706, up from 1,411 during the last count in 2007. However, the 1,706 figure [...]
Posted in WWF news on Mar 26th, 2011 No Comments »
Turn off your lights tonight at 8:30 p.m. and participate in WWF’s Earth Hour event—a worldwide display of commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all: the planet. More than 130 countries and territories around the world are participating – so you won’t be the only one in the dark! Once you turn your [...]
Posted in WWF news on Mar 18th, 2011 No Comments »
Lionfish are extremely agile hunters and have highly venomous spines along the dorsal side. © Jürgen Freund / WWF-Canon A roundup of recent interesting reads in conservation travel … Researchers say they’re close to unraveling the mystery of why whale sharks gather off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in such massive numbers. “It’s easily the most amazing [...]
Posted in WWF news on Mar 9th, 2011 No Comments »
In celebration of WWF’s 50th anniversary, WWF-Mexico, in concert with Ogilvy & Mather Mexico and the French production company Troublemakers, created a video to illustrate the web of life. The simple concept – a tangled ball of string and the haunting melody of John Lennon’s song “Imagine” – offers a poignant lesson about interconnectedness.
Posted in WWF news on Mar 7th, 2011 No Comments »
Each year WWF designates one hour—Earth Hour—as a time for individuals, businesses and communities worldwide to show their collective commitment to the environment by turning off the lights. This year you can help spread the word about the movement with Earth Hour-branded gear from New Headings. Order soon to guarantee delivery for the event.
Posted in WWF news on Mar 4th, 2011 2 Comments »
A roundup of recent interesting reads in conservation travel … Though it doesn’t land the media attention that other southern Africa nations get, Namibia is emerging as an ecotourism hotspot, says Bret Love of Green Global Travel. With newspapers and television broadcasts portraying the doom and gloom of biodiversity loss and global warming, Good [...]
Posted in WWF news on Feb 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Namibia’s conservation programs are proving to be so successful that the unlikeliest of admirers—nations and conservation groups thousands of miles away—are taking notice. Mongolia is the latest nation to study how thriving community conservancies are transforming Namibia’s wildlife landscape. WWF is adapting the Namibian model for use in the Congo Basin. And the approach and [...]
Posted in WWF news on Feb 1st, 2011 6 Comments »
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