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It seems like the Galapagos Islands are rarely out of the news these days for long. Earlier this month, for example, Travel + Leisure released its 2015 World’s Best Awards and the archipelago was number one in the islands category.
The illustrations below, which reimagine several islands in the Galapagos as being supported on the backs of massive sea creatures, were created by Brazil-based production studio Manipula as part of Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism ‘All You Need is Ecuador’ campaign. There is no word on if or even how the images were used in the campaign.
James Tyrell took this photo of a couple of wild dogs in hot pursuit of a large male leopard at Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa.
Yesterday, NASA released this dramatic satellite photo of Wolf Volacano on Isabella Island. In May, it erupted for the first time in 33 years, sending volcanic gasses and ash over 50,000 feet into the sky and raising concerns for the safety of endangered pink iguanas and giant tortoises that reside on the mountain’s flanks.
This is Kalunde. He is 54 years old and lives in the forest of Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains. The camp staff at nearby Greystoke Mahale have dubbed him “the Kingmaker” because of his political guile.
Everyone knows and loves Africa’s big cats; lions, leopards, and cheetahs. In fact, some people go on safari specifically to see one or more of these majestic species. But many people are surprised to learn that when it comes to felines, Africa has a lot more to offer than just the “Big Three.”
The crew of the the E/V Nautilus recently visited the Galapagos Rift and had the opportunity to film some of the creatures that live near the hydrothermal vents on the seafloor there. A recently posted video includes rare footage of the bizarre and beautiful flamboyant squid worm, a species that was only discovered in 2007.
We’ve seen quite a few photos of the recent eruption of Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island. Unfortunately, volcanic eruptions, though usually dramatic and spectacular to behold in person, are notoriously difficult to capture on film.
The planet’s largest land predator looked disarmingly cuddly.
Last week the Galapagos National Park Directorate announced that a landmark decision has been reached in a illegal fishing and shark finning case from 2011.
Costa Rica is about the size of West Virginia yet contains about 5 percent of the world’s biodiversity. Accompanying a Costa Rica adventure with WWF and Nat Hab, I saw enough to fill my camera’s memory card.
The outdoor fish market is one of the first things you’ll see when you disembark from your Galapagos cruise boat in the town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz.
