Conservation
A new era of cross-border cooperation is primed to save Earth’s largest tropical wetland, home to the world’s densest concentration of jaguars. Assuming shared responsibility, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay have committed to a far-reaching conservation initiative for the 42-million-acre transboundary Pantanal.
Conservation
Some scientists, such as American biologist, naturalist, theorist and author E. O. Wilson, say that a majority of wild species will go extinct if humans don’t set aside at least 50 percent of the Earth in conservation areas.
Canada & the North
“I had always wanted to visit Churchill. Once I got here, I decided that I had to stay.” This is a story I heard repeated often in this remote Manitoban community.
Conservation
Today, it’s not only animal and plant species that we’re losing at an alarming rate. We’re losing wilderness; everywhere, all over the world.
Conservation
A sophisticated 22-pound GPS collar may be the most valuable bling on the African continent. Seven-ton elephants are now donning advanced satellite tracking devices that let their movements be monitored in real time—technology that’s proving to be a boon for pachyderms and a bust for poachers.
Nature & Wildlife
When you hear the word safari, your mind often wanders to the savannas of Africa, the jungles of central and South America, or the Galapagos Islands. These landscapes are rich in biodiversity and draw tens to hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
Latin America
Mexico’s Amazing Monarch Migration Presented by Natural Habitat Adventures Watch Now Seeing a million butterflies take flight above forest groves and hearing their symphony of whirring wings is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience—unlike any other in nature!
News & More
Scientists have long considered polar ice to be an extreme environment; a sterile place within which nothing can survive.
Conservation
Gold and copper may hold lucrative prospects for some investors, but mining doesn’t pay out for Alaska’s Bristol Bay. The proposed open pit Pebble Mine near Katmai National Park would rob salmon, bears and people of their natural environment and resource-based sustenance.
Nature & Wildlife
More than 1,500 “national” days have been declared, according to the National Day Calendar. For example, January 2 is National Cream Puff Day. March 4 is Marching Music Day. The first Saturday in May is National Start Seeing Monarchs Day. And don’t forget World Emoji Day on July 17.
Alaska
Three commercial flights, a float plane, a two-hundred-ton marine vessel, and a raft; followed by a trek through swamps, rocky shorelines, and dense brush. This was my journey to the isolated wilderness of Alaska’s Katmai Peninsula. As a member of WWF’s Media & External Affairs team, I work from my desk in Washington D.C.
Nature & Wildlife
After landing in Belize City, which was bustling with travelers coming and going, we took a short flight over a beautiful dense forest as the rich blue ocean faded in the distance. Our journey truly began once we touched down on land.
