SPECIES: Sumatran Elephant CURRENT RANGE: The Indonesian island of Sumatra CURRENT THREATS: Habitat loss, fragmentation, human conflict CONSERVATION STATUS: Critically Keep Reading
Archives for May 2012
THE PERUVIAN AMAZON- Day 6, Out Of The Village & Into The Amazon Jungle
On the final day of our Amazon River Cruise in Peru with International Expeditions, we made our way back up the river towards Iquitos. Along the way, we FINALLY had a chance to set foot on Keep Reading
How To Work With Interns: A Step-By-Step Guide
How to Work with Interns Step-By-Step Guide Interns can be a huge help to any business, and a good internship experience can be a HUGE leg up for anyone trying to establish a Keep Reading
The Bee Gees, Rites of Passage & Staying Alive
The Bee Gees, Rites of Passage & Staying Alive It was weird to learn last night that Robin Gibb had died after a long and difficult battle with cancer. Weird not only because, as a Keep Reading
Top 10 Living History Museums In America
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG (Williamsburg, Virginia) Begun in 1926 by the Reverend Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr., the restoration of this colonial town’s historic buildings Keep Reading
The History of Jamaican Music Genres (From Ska and Reggae to Dub)
Measuring just 145 miles long and 50 miles wide, with a population of around 2.8 million, Jamaica ranks 139th among the world’s most populous countries (putting it just ahead of Mongolia and Keep Reading
THE PERUVIAN AMAZON- Day 5 Shaman Blessing and Amazon Village Life
THE PERUVIAN AMAZON- Shaman Blessing and Village Life The 5th day of our Amazon River Cruise with International Expeditions started off like every other day we'd been in Peru: With a Keep Reading
Immaturity, Redemption & the Death of Beastie Boys Adam Yauch
I hated Licensed To Ill. OK, maybe hate is too strong a word. But even in 1986, at the age of 18, lyrics about “Robbin' and raping, busting two in the ceiling” and doing a Keep Reading
Cinco De Mayo History: 5 Fascinating Facts
Cinco de Mayo is a HUGE holiday in the United States, typically celebrated over Mexican food and many margaritas or cervezas. But why do we celebrate it? The truth is that there are a lot Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Mother Nature Network Co-Founder Chuck Leavell
If you know Chuck Leavell’s name, it’s most likely from his famed tenure as keyboardist for The Allman Brothers Band (1972-1976) and The Rolling Stones (1982-present). But the 2004 Georgia Keep Reading