Most of Iguazú’s wildlife is hidden during the day, but whether you wander the trails or take a relaxing “wildlife” boat cruise to end you day, the color and sounds make travel to this remote corner of Argentina is well worth repeated visits.
From 1999 to 2010, WWF researchers have discovered at least 615 new-and some already threatened–species on Madagascar, one of the world’s most diverse habitats.
Mozambique offers plenty for the visitor: a fascinating culture, historic architecture, spectacular scenery, and wildlife. Once a compelling tourist destination, Mozambique has faced its challenges the past three decades. A fifteen civil war caused tourism to cease, and even after the war’s ending in 1992, tourism has not increased until the last five years. Meanwhile, [...]
I can’t believe it has already been a week since we left Mangue Seco, Brazil. It truly was a place to get away from it all. When we think about making an escape, we fantasize about the beach, but the reality is, famous resort areas like Hawaii, Cancun, Miami, Punta del Este, the French Riviera, [...]
Last night I attended the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council meeting. The evening featured Gregory Randall, the City of LA’s lone wildlife specialist . . . in a city of 465 square miles crammed with four million people. Because of the recent events in Griffith Park, where eight coyotes were shot in the aftermath of two [...]
There’s one little area of the world where man barely exists, where rare wildlife is actually abundant, and is a hope for some scientists to create a “gene bank” where wild animals could be reproduced and reintroduced to other parks and wildlife refuges? Yosemite? Nope. ANWAR? Nope. (more…)