Conservation
10 Ways to Save Tigers
On the Chinese calendar, it’s the Year of the Tiger, an ideal opportunity to draw global attention to the fact that there are fewer than 3200 tigers left in the wild.
Good Nature Travel Blog
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Asia & The Pacific
A Biodiversity Hotspot in the Philippines
By Lee Goldman The Philippines is a cluster of more than 7,000 islands, lying north of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. From north to south, the archipelago extends more than 1,850 kilometers. The Philippines are of volcanic origin; a large part of the terrain is mountainous, with fertile soils and spectacular landscapes.
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Conservation
Panda recovery program bolstered by two American expats
You may have caught the news recently about a very special FedEx delivery to China’s Sichuan province: aboard the company’s custom-appointed 777 jet were two distinguished passengers, headed from the U.S. to the Chengdu Panda Base. They traveled in plexiglass crates accompanied by an entourage of caretakers, a vet, and a FedEx staffer.
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Conservation
Saving Coca Cola’s Adorable Polar Bears
Remember those cheerful Coca Cola commercials with the cute polar bears? The global soft drink company is now working to save the very environment they advertise.
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Conservation
A Suitcase Full of Trouble
World Wildlife Fund’s podcast series, “Wild Things,” normally take listeners to rain forests, mountaintops and other far-flung field sites. But in the most recent edition, former National Public Radio correspondent John Nielsen unlocks a secure storage room at WWF headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Asia & The Pacific
Palau’s Jellyfish Lake: ‘Like Swimming in a Lava Lamp’
How many travel experiences can honestly, truly be defined as “surreal?” Few come close to the extraordinary experience of slipping into a quiet, dark lake with millions of marmalade-colored jellyfish on the rock island of Eil Malk in Palau.
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Nature & Wildlife
Natural Treasure Discovered in the Himalayas
Just as an amateur explorer with a metal detector recently found an astonishing hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver in England’s Midlands, scientists have discovered a biological treasure trove in the Eastern Himalayas.
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Conservation
Gulf Sea Turtles Gain Protection with New Fishing Regs
Marine turtles are among the world’s most threatened, but one piece of good news has emerged for loggerhead turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Conservation
How to Avoid Buying Illegal Souvenirs
Every year, millions of tourists in the Caribbean and Mexico buy wildlife curios as souvenirs – often without any inkling that they are supporting unsustainable and illegal wildlife. Check out www.worldwildlife.org/goodbuy to learn more.