Natural Numbers: The Value of the Planet in Minutes
We are pleased to announce this new initiative led by WILD Foundation Trustee, Jaime Rojo: Natural Numbers! Jaime is a photographer, conservationist and writer based in Mexico City, with a decade of experience in Mexico, Spain and United States. He also worked as the...
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Forever Wild: Rhino recovery project
With tragedy, there is sometimes also hope. On 2 March 2012, three rhinos were poached at the Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape. Tragically one male rhino was fatally injured and died during the course of the night, but two rhinos, a male and a female survived....
Return of the Auroch to Central Europe
The main icon for WILD10 is the auroch, the large, wild bovine herbivore that roamed Europe for many thousands of years, shaping the landscape, until it was extirpated almost 400 years ago. The artistic impression we use (created by Jaime Rojo) is from one of the...
Graduation marks new beginnings for vulnerable youth
Changing the world requires people who are willing to change themselves…this is as true for people working in nature and wilderness conservation as it is for anyone else. The students and potential young leaders in the year-long training program of Umzi Wethu...
Samburu warriors as ambassadors for lion conservation
In 2010, WILD partnered with the Ewaso Lions Project, which promotes coexistence between lions and local pastoralists in northern Kenya, where rising conflict has contributed to a declining lion population with less than 2,000 individuals remaining. Ewaso Lions is a...
The Murie Center: Conservation’s Home
As mentioned in the previous “Pronghorn Migration” blog by Alyson Duffey, the WILD staff in Boulder recently took a road trip to visit with our friends and partners at The Murie Center in Jackson Hole, WY. And what a phenomenal trip it was! We couldn’t have asked for...
Andrew Muir Awarded at World Economic Forum on Africa
Five leading innovators were named the Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2012 Africa by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Among the five winners is WILD’s close friend and colleague...Tracks of Giants expedition to launch May 1st!
May 1st is just around the corner! The Tracks of Giants website has been launched, the intro video is complete, people are following along on Facebook and Twitter, and the team is ready to go. Don’t miss out on this exciting journey–be sure to follow along...