Deforestation Update
June 15th, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
According to National Geographic, areas of forest the size of Panama are lost each year to deforestation. Farmers “slash and burn” acres at a time to plant crops and create grazing areas for livestock; the wood and paper industries cut down untold numbers of trees daily, sometimes illegally clear cutting roadways to b...
February 14th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
National Geographic has published an online display of photos and information about the Ten Most Threatened Forest Hot Spots.
Along with the usual spots such as Madagascar, ...
Tags: condor, forest, giant sequoia, National Geographic, threatened
October 24th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
National Geographic has a video on YouTube showing how a conservation group (the Wildlife Conservation Society in this case) can turn poachers into people wh...
Tags: Conservation, National Geographic, poachers, YouTube
September 30th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Susie Hill in Endangered Species
Comprehensive action plans have been put in place in South America and the United States to save the Cerulean Warbler and the Blue-Throated Macaw, two of...
Tags: Audubon, bird, coffee, Conservation, habitat, Important Bird Area, macaw, National Geographic, warbler
July 24th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
Among the videos on National Geographic’s website is a Gulf Turtle Eggs Relocated video about volunteers moving loggerhead turtle eggs to a new,...
Tags: Conservation, eggs, endangered, Gulf of Mexico, Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Kemp's Ridley, loggerhead, National Geographic, oil spill, turtle, US Fish and Wildlife, video
Whaling Debate
July 15th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
When the dust settled from the recent debate between conservationists and the International Whaling Commission, they had decided to postpone making a decision about re-legalizing whaling, for one year.
The Chair and Vice Chair of the IWC, backed by Japan, Icel...
Wildlife Photos
June 25th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Travel
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...
Wildlife Apps & Crittercams
June 4th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
Wildlife apps and cams can be a fun way to tune in and watch animals. Sometimes they are charitable, as in the case of the iGorilla app that allows iPhone and iPad users to watch members of gorilla families in Virunga National Park in Africa. Each a...
Our Days After Earth Day 2010
April 23rd, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Climate Change
The 40th annual Earth Day was a success, with an estimated one billion people in 190 countries participating in some way, according to Earth Day’s website. Many people are forming green teams, dedicated to finding cost-effective ways to promote sustai...
