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Portugal’s Douro Valley is best known as a cradle of European winemaking. For more than 2,000 years grapes have been planted in terraced vineyards along the steep mountainsides that line the Douro River, when the Romans discovered that the dry and hot conditions created excellent grapes.
Across the world, there are about six thousand coral species. Some species grow in warm shallow waters near coastlines, and others thrive on the dark, cold seafloor of the open ocean.
Our partner Lindblad Expeditions’ experience in the Galapagos Islands began with bringing the very first group of international travelers to the islands in 1967.
The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity loss caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, a sixth mass extinction crisis is underway, this time almost entirely caused by human activities. In fact, one recent survey revealed that more species are threatened with extinction than we previously thought.
It’s not exactly a secret that the dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals on Earth.
The Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law on August 16, 2022, includes the most ambitious climate spending package in the country’s history. Its objective is to infuse $369 billion into the economy to fight climate change and set the nation on a path to reach our carbon emissions-cutting goals.
After the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror imposed ‘Forest Law’ on the Anglo-Saxons to defend the king’s sovereign rights to all wild animals. The Forest Law applied to all the land used by fauna, as well as any land the animals passed through.
“Re:wild: The Search for Lost Species” sounds like the title of an action-adventure movie, and in a way, this ambitious and optimistic initiative contains all of the plot lines to keep us nature lovers on the edge of our seats.
“Sustainable, sensitive ecotourism has played an integral role in helping to bolster wild tiger numbers, with the economic impact of visitors to India’s tiger reserves benefitting the communities nearby.”
Have you ever seen trees sprouting out of saltwater? You may know them to be mangroves, a vibrant part of coastal wetlands that reside on five continents. Their roots are found above and below the water and soil, often hidden amongst the mud.
Our planet’s climate is changing before our eyes. Weather events have gotten more extreme, and we’re in the midst of a sixth mass extinction.
How are Arctic wildflowers surviving in Greenland, and how is climate change impacting permafrost?
