Monarch Butterfly Center

The Monarch butterfly draws thousands of tourists to Mexico each winter to view the beautiful black and orange insect. Recently, a new conservation center was opened in Angangueo, a small town in the Pacific coast state of Michoacan, reports China.org.cn. The center is needed because only about a quarter of the monarch butt...

Virtual Zoo Visit

If you feel like visiting a zoo this weekend but there’s not one near you, it might be time to book a trip. Meanwhile, check out the website of the Na...

Alley of Baobabs

Conservation International has a video on Youtube that shows Madagascar’s Alley of Baobabs and the positive relationships being developed betwee...

UNEP Travel and Conservation

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is linking travel with conservation in order to conserve the Arctic’s habitat. The UN News Centre reports that a joint campa...

UNESCO World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee has added 21 sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List, including the Florida Everglades, Hawaii’s marine area called the Pa...

Museum Climate Exhibits

Recently, several museums have introduced new exhibits raising awareness about current environmental and social issues.  On June 25, The Field Museum of Chicago introduced a Climate Change exhibit (Open till November 28, 2010).  Meanwhile, the Tr...

Wildlife Photos

The International Conservation Photography Award winners show the most incredible photos of an amazing subject – the wildlife of our planet.  Several years ago I happened to be in Alberta during the summer when the Award winner’s photos were exhibited at...

Kranji Nature Trail

In a $50 million boost to conservation, Singapore’s Kranji Nature Trail will be developed to help handle the increasing volume of visitors keen to see the reserve’s over 220 species of birds.  Soon to be known as the Sungei Buloh Wetland Park, the ...

Wildlife Parks and Tours

If you’d like to save money this year but still visit some of our world’s ecosystems and their animals, you can visit wonderful animal parks and wildlife tours while staying within North America. I remember several years ago looking at the animals roaming ...