SPECIES: Alabama Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) CURRENT RANGE: Alabama Gulf Coast, from the Fort Morgan Peninsula to the Perdido Bay inlet CURRENT THREATS: Habitat Keep Reading
Archives for 2012
INTERVIEW: Jean-Michel Cousteau On His Father’s Legacy & The Future of Marine Conservation
An Interview With Jean-Michel Cousteau On His Father’s Legacy & The Future of Marine Conservation One of my earliest influences in the field of nature/wildlife conservation was Keep Reading
POLAR BEARS Photo Gallery- Our Favorite Polar Bear Pics From Churchill
Polar Bears Photo Gallery Our Favorite Polar Bear Pics From Churchill When we interviewed Jane Goodall last year, she recalled that, when she first started studying chimpanzees in the Keep Reading
PANAMA Photos: Sharks, Crocs & Prison at Coiba National Park
Panama Photo Gallery Sharks, Crocs & Prison at Coiba National Park Located about an hour across the Gulf of Chiriqui by boat from Islas Secas, off Panama's southern coast , the 503 sq Keep Reading
CHURCHILL, MANITOBA: Into The Wilds of the Canadian Arctic
Churchill, Manitoba Into The Wilds of the Canadian Arctic I am vexed. Anxious. Perhaps even worried… which is strange, given the fact that I am not historically prone to such a purposeless Keep Reading
JORDAN Nature Reserves: Dana Biosphere Reserve & Wadi Mujib
DANA BIOSPHERE RESERVE You know those days you occasionally have in your travels when you’re glad for the adventure, but you’d never, ever want to do it again? That’s an accurate summary Keep Reading
5 Things to Do in Taipei for Nature Lovers
Taipei, Taiwan is well known for its rich culture, museums, and food. What most people don't realize, though, is that since it is very close to mountains, rivers and the ocean, there are lots of Keep Reading
JORDAN Nature Reserves: Ajloun, Dibeen & Azraq
Jordan Nature Reserves Ajloun, Dibeen & Azraq It’s funny how preconceived notions can color your perspective on a place. For all the travel dreams that movies like Lawrence of Arabia Keep Reading
ECO NEWS: Australia Approves Killing of Great White Sharks
Australia Approves Killing of Great White Sharks Though the Great White Shark is far more ferocious on the Jaws DVD than it is in reality, that hasn’t stopped the Western Australia Keep Reading
Andrew McCarthy on Travel Writing, Fear & the Journey of the Soul
It takes me a minute to accept the reality that I am talking to Andrew McCarthy. Though I've interviewed celebrities that were far more famous and influential, there's a deep personal connection Keep Reading
Our Encounter With A Rare Amazon Manatee In Peru
Our Encounter With A Rare Amazon Manatee In Peru On the fourth day of our Amazon River Cruise with International Expeditions, I was almost ridiculously excited. All week I'd been looking Keep Reading
Top 5 Eco Activities in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Top 5 Eco Activities in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand (The following is a guest post from our friend Laurence Norah of Finding The Universe. Be sure to follow Laurence via his pages Keep Reading
GLOBAL CUISINE: Jordanian Mansaf Recipe
Want to know a way to instantly endear yourself to anyone you happen to meet in Jordan? Just mention Mansaf, the country's official National Dish. Our guide, Ali Abudayeh, had been Keep Reading
PANAMA Photos- Glamping, Fishing, Dolphins & Rainbows
Panama Photos Glamping, Fishing, Dolphins & Rainbows I’d been wanting to Visit Panama for years, ever since I was assigned to do a research-based story on its ecotourism offerings for Keep Reading
The Country of Jordan, the Middle East & Our Culture of Fear
"Shukran." If there's one Arabic word you absolutely must learn before visiting Jordan, this is it. It means "thank you," and it will come in handy dozens of times every day, because the Jordanians Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Defenders Of Wildlife Wolf Conservation Expert Suzanne Stone
Defenders Of Wildlife Wolf Expert Suzanne Stone On U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Ending Protection for Wolves Human-wolf relations have changed a lot over the course of America's Keep Reading