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Nature & Wildlife
Glaciers creep their way across vast regions, spreading their hefty mass of hundreds of years of compacted snow and ice all swaths of land standing in their way. Some glaciers appear dusty and rocky and others radiate such a brilliant aquamarine color, it looks as if they’re lighted from within by an intense halogen bulb.
Conservation
Prince Charles of Wales and William, Duke of Cambridge, recently issued six videos to urge the end of the illegal wildlife trade through the support of organizations who are working on the ground in these countries, with governments and raising awareness to end the demand of illegal wildlife products in key markets, such as Asia.
Nature Photography
Valentines Day is upon us and it is a time to show those closest to us how much we truly love them. We have compiled a list of some of our favorite photos of animals showing some love for each other.
Nature Photography
A question I like to ask people when we are heading southward to the last great wilderness is “why are you here”? Of all the answers, the most common reasons people choose an Antarctica cruise is to see penguins. They are undoubtedly the stars of the show.
Travel Tips
WWF’s Tania Segura recently traveled through Churchill on our Classic Polar Bear Adventure. She shares with us eight of the most important items she packed for her Canadian adventure: Jacket Layers Expecting cold weather is no-brainer; understanding exactly how cold is a different story.
Conservation
On January 31, 2014, the State Department released its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement of the Keystone XL pipeline in an 11-volume publication. The proposed pipeline segment would carry heavy oil from Canada’s tar sands across Nebraska and five other states to refineries in Texas.
Conservation
The New York Times Lens recently featured a heart-warming photo essay highlighting how local communities in Kenya are working to protect their endangered wildlife. In the photo above, a ranger named Kamara is sleeping with three orphaned rhino calves at Kenya’s Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
Nature & Wildlife
At most, how many pounds of meat can a tiger consume at one time? How much of tigers’ historic range has been lost? These are some of questions you’ll come across when you take WWF’s Tiger IQ quiz.
Nature & Wildlife
Watch this two minute video taken in the Galápagos by traveler and WWF employee Heather Finn. Find out what happens when two giant tortoises meet on a narrow path – who will win this show of dominance? Travel to the Galápagos with NatHab and WWF.
Nature Photography
Earlier this week, we discussed the challenge of going on a photo tour, especially if you’re not a professional photographer. But now, I’d like to visit the flip side of that travel issue: visiting popular places and taking the easiest, most predictable shot possible.
Conservation
By Jacqueline Nunes, Writer, Strategic Partnerships & Development, WWF-Canada. Way, way, way up—way up—north is probably not the first place you’d look if you wanted to find a shark.
Nature Photography
There are probably as many different reasons to travel as there are people traveling, but some common motives include getting away for a while from a normal routine, to relax, or to see a place you’ve always felt a connection to or dreamed about.
