Conservation
American writer, conservationist, ecologist, environmentalist, forester, naturalist, philosopher and scientist Aldo Leopold once said that “harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. That is to say, you cannot love game and hate predators … the land is one organism.”
Nature & Wildlife
Spring 2024 began just a week ago, and the first big holiday of the season is Easter. Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox.
Antarctica & Arctic
On first impression, Antarctica may look barren and less biodiverse than most other places on Earth. But in recent years, we’ve learned that the White Continent is actually overflowing with life; that is, if you include the microscopic kind.
News & More
In the popular and now iconic 1975 movie Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, a great white shark attacks swimmers during one summer in the fictional beach town of Amity Island, New York. Because of the film, many people came to fear great whites—with good reason.
African Safaris
Cheetahs are the fastest runners on the planet. They can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just three seconds.
Nature & Wildlife
Sometimes, the divide between us and wildlife seems wide and deep. Animals live far “out there,” we typically think, while we reside in cities, suburbs, towns and semirural areas. But more and more, we find ourselves in the lands and vicinities of wild animals.
Nature & Wildlife
Living in a time of almost daily extinction news, we can’t help but feel a little skip in our hearts when we hear of animal species or acres of forests that have newly been found. Anything to tip the scales back to the heavy side of biodiversity is more than fine in my book.
Conservation
There are big issues and topics that we’ll continue to have to deal with in the upcoming months of 2024, and rapid biodiversity loss in this sixth mass extinction is one of them.
Nature & Wildlife
If you’re a whale in a playful mood, things might be a little difficult for you. It’s hard to locate handy toys when you’re in deep ocean waters.
Conservation
Most of us know the wonder of travel isn’t limited to the trip itself. Our excitement extends from packing our bags to the journey home. The feeling of an expanded consciousness lingers long after we return to our daily lives. The most seasoned travelers intentionally cultivate this excitement, wonder, and education beyond their trips.
Nature & Wildlife
Just five days from now, the magic will happen. Santa Claus will step into his gift-laden, reindeer-powered sleigh and make his annual, around-the-world trip. The character of Santa Claus was originally inspired by the fourth-century, Greek bishop Saint Nicholas of Myra in Asia Minor (now Turkey), a man renowned for his generosity and kindness.
Nature & Wildlife
It’s taken quite a number of years, but I’ve learned to be a proud introvert; and, well, as a writer, it also kind of comes with the territory. But we humans aren’t the only ones to have introverts among us. Nonhuman animals, too, have their share of “quiet ones.”
