Asia & The Pacific
Rare and Remarkable Wildlife of Borneo: A Jungle Safari
Explore Borneo’s rainforest, home to rare wildlife like orangutans, proboscis monkeys, sun bears, pygmy elephants and even the ninja slug!
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Nature & Wildlife
Wildlife Flourishes Inside—and Outside—National Parks
Our national parks protect some of our nation’s most cherished, iconic and native wildlife species, such as the brown bears of Katmai National Park and the bison—America’s national mammal—of Yellowstone National Park. But, according to some, there’s a dark side to that safety.
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Conservation
The Origins of Rubber and the Case for Sustainability
Have you ever wondered where your car tires, rain boots, and balloons come from? They’re all rubber products but where does rubber even come from? How it’s Made The finished product of rubber stems back from the Hevea brasiliensis tree, otherwise known as the rubber tree.
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Nature & Wildlife
Asian Elephants Have Distinct Personalities Similar to Ours
Anyone who has ever adopted a cat or dog into the family knows that each pet is distinctive. One of your dogs, for example, may have loved to spend all day at your side, while another may have enjoyed some daytime hours to chill out by herself on her favorite couch.
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Asia & The Pacific
Videos: The Sun Bear, “He Who Likes to Sit High”
It’s ironic that an animal whose name includes the word sun would be a creature of the night. But once darkness descends, the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)—the smallest member of the bear family—lumbers through the dense, lowland forests of Southeast Asia, snacking on berries, birds, fruits, insects, lizards, rodents and roots.
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Travel Tips
Where Nature Meets Spirit—Myanmar in Images
When most travelers think of Southeast Asia, they conjure up images of well-traveled Thailand, or perhaps Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. But Myanmar (Burma) has recently opened its doors to the world, offering a much more pristine and well-preserved cultural and nature experience.
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Nature & Wildlife
Counting Wild Tigers by 2016: Will It Help Save Them?
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13 countries that have wild tiger populations agreed to take part in a global census of the endangered big cats. The hope is that this count will then lead to improved policies to protect them in order to meet a goal of doubling their numbers by 2022—a plan known as Tx2.
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Conservation
Just Announced: WWF Expert to Join Indonesia Trip
We are thrilled to announce that Cassie O’Connor will be joining our Best of Indonesia February departure. Cassie O’Connor: February 24 – March 13, 2015 At World Wildlife Fund, Cassie O’Connor works with foundations and with program staff to provide support to conservation projects throughout the world, with a particular focus on Indonesia and the Pacific.
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Nature & Wildlife
Video of the Week: Gibbon Plays with Young Tigers
A smile for your weekend! Had to share this remarkable capture of a gleeful gibbon monkey up to a little mischief with a couple of juvenile tigers. The clip comes, courtesy of National Geographic from their series Untamed Asia: Chronicles of the Lost Jungle.