My journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – A busy day!
It’s only day 3 (or day 4??). I have no idea and think I will soon stop trying to count. Today, I woke up just in time to hear some of the roosters crowing at Isandlwana. A quick bit of yoga on the patio before meeting Elizabeth Dhalmini, who runs our...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Community & Conservation
Today was quiet the amazing day…seems like many days combined into one. Waking up in Johannesburg was lovely. We had a nice morning with Sven and Karen, then took to the road on a 4-5 hour drive to Isandlwana. Through the heart of the “Orange Free State”, I heard more...A Night in Johannesburg
Tonight we landed in Johannesburg, after a long series of flights from Denver. We are staying with Vance’s good friend Sven Kreher. Sven and his partner Karen prepared a delicious and fresh dinner for us and we spent some time talking about the current conservation...My Journey In the Tracks of Giants – Some WILD History
Yesterday (I think it was yesterday…hard to tell with the travel & time change!), I asked Vance (WILD’s President) — When did you first go to South Africa? I could tell this was going to be a good story the second I asked. Vance seemed a bit...My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants”….
OR, I’m going to AFRICA?!?!! Today, I head out on a great adventure. I’m sitting at the Denver airport with WILD’s President Vance Martin, about to embark on an amazing journey. Over the next few weeks, we’ll visit with partners and programs...
What is Marine Wilderness?
We have a pretty good idea of what we mean by “wilderness” on land, but not nearly so much when we look toward the sea. We have called quite a few places in the ocean and along the coast “wilderness”, but only a small number of these areas...
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Youth and Young Leader Digest | Connecting Emerging Leaders in Conservation
It is approaching the one year anniversary of WILD9 – I can hardly believe it! WILD is moving full-steam ahead on the Nature Needs Half™ vision, and many of the other programs launched at WILD9. Over the past year, we’ve test-driven a few ideas to continue...
Hydroelectric Dam Threatens Kayapo Terriroty
The Kayapo territories span 10.5 million hectares in the Xingu region of southeastern Amazon of Brazil and form possibly the largest single protected tract of tropical forest in the world. The protection of these traditional lands can be traced to an historically...