Videos
Video: New Rhino Cam Could Help Thwart Poachers
Could tiny cameras embedded in the horns of rhinos be the best, new tools to help stop poachers?
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Travel Tales
Tracking Rhinos in the Namibian Desert: A Diary
While visiting the Damaraland region of Namibia, WWF’s Elissa Poma joined a researcher and trackers from Save the Rhino Trust to go out in search of endangered black rhinos. Below is an excerpt of her journal from that morning.
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Conservation
Making a Difference in the Galapagos
Roberto Plaza always dreamed of living in the Galapagos. Three years ago he finally made the leap and moved his family from the city of Quito to the Enchanted Isles. And they did it in a big way: Roberto and his family live totally off the grid.
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News & More
Greenland’s Earthquakes: A Warming Planet’s New Worry?
Climate change has caused accelerated calving and melting of tidal glaciers around the world, resulting in a sea-level rise. But that’s not the only consequence: when large chunks of ice break off of a glacier and forcefully splash into the icy water, thunderous shaking often accompanies such events.
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Conservation
Tell a River's Conservation Story Through Photography
It was barely dawn. We huddled amongst hard, orange rocks of Zion National Park, listening carefully to the trickle of water of that once carved its way through the canyon. Peter, as usual, took a long look through his lens before taking the picture.
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Videos
Video: Summer Beaches and Turtle Treks to the Sea
With the official start of summer arriving in just a little over a week, our thoughts are naturally turning to the world’s beaches. We won’t be the only ones, however, who’ll soon be populating the sands. Sea turtles are found in almost every ocean basin throughout the world.
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Conservation
Searching for High Life along the Amazon River
Life in the Amazon flows like café con leche: creamy and smooth, masking the electric life underneath. The Amazon River is a cup that you want to share with a friend. The caffeinated, energetic Amazon River floated our boat away from Iquitos, Peru and into the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve.
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News & More
Five Years after Deepwater Horizon, Arctic Drilling Okayed
Just over five years ago, on the evening of April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded off the coast of Louisiana, rupturing the Macondo exploration well below it.
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Conservation
Declining Wildebeests: Why Conserve Nonthreatened Species?
The classical elemental forces of nature are air, earth, fire and water. But there are other great environmental powers that have a beating heart, such as when millions of wild animals come together as one to surge across an endless African plain. Such is the Great Migration of wildebeests in Kenya and Tanzania.
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African Safaris
Namibia: A Glimmer of Conservation Hope in Africa (Video)
It’s easy to get depressed these days if you care about the natural world and pay attention to the news coming out of Africa. The continent’s wildlife is being slaughtered at an unprecedented rate to meet the ever-growing demand for illegal wildlife products in Asia’s markets.
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Conservation
Will Conservation “Good Lists” Inspire Environmental Action?
Most of us who care about the environment, wildlife and our most precious places are familiar with depressing lists, such as the federal Endangered Species List, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) List of World Heritage in…
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Nature & Wildlife
#HugATree for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! Around the world, people are mobilizing their voice to show support for climate action. World Wildlife Fund has taken to the streets of social media to harness the power of networks to highlight the importance of forests. We’ve compiled 11 posts from supporters around the world who love travel and nature.