by Emily Loose | Jul 14, 2009
Below are some excerpts from the field journal of Roland Goetz, Warden of Kissama National Park. WILD was one of the first international conservation organizations to take help re-establish Kissama in the late 1990’s, after 25 years of tragic civil war left the...
by Emily Loose | Jul 13, 2009
As reported in several previous blogs, the recent drought in Mali threatened the unique Mali elephant herd. The issues of water, access to water and human-elephant conflicts are however not new to the Gourma region. Recently, partners from Save the Elephants (Iain...
by Emily Loose | Jul 7, 2009
Several recent developments in follow up to earlier stories out of Russia are worth noting for readers of Talking WILD. Each demonstrates that Russian actions on environmental concerns remain a mixed bag and in need of continued monitoring by the international...
by Emily Loose | Jun 25, 2009
Andrew Muir, Director of The Wilderness Foundation (Africa) was honored as a 2008 Rolex Laureate for his work on the Umzi Wethu AIDS orphan project and will be featured in a National Geographic Documentary! The Rolex Awards honor those who “demonstrate a spirit...
by Emily Loose | Jun 23, 2009
The field team in Mali has just sent some updates on the severe drought situation which threatened the survival of the unique elephants of Mali. Dr. Susan Canney, our conservation outreach specialist, and Jake Wall of Save the Elephants have been on-ground in Mali,...
by Emily Loose | Jun 18, 2009
Russel Wicka, a guest writer on Talking WILD, is a Supervisory Forest Technician for the Tongass National Forest, Yakutat Ranger District. This article was published in the Winter 2009 Alaska Region SourDough Notes. Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula is home to some...
by Emily Loose | Jun 16, 2009
The Prague conference was an exciting new step in the drive to protect the remaining 1% of Europe’s land that is still wild, with sincere congratulations hanks to the visionary chairmanship of Ladislav Miko (currently the Czech Minister of Environment), and the...
by Emily Loose | Jun 11, 2009
The Government of Canada has just announced designation of a huge addition to the Nahanni National Park in the NW Territory. The total size of this new protected area is some 7.5 million acres – nearly three times the size of Yellowstone National Park! ...
by Emily Loose | May 27, 2009
We have just recieved a short update from field crews in Mali, who are working tirelessly to help save the elephants, whose survival is threatened by the severe drought in the Gourma region. There are still many elephants coming and going into Banzena (the largest...
by Emily Loose | May 22, 2009
It’s been an intense week in Mali as WILD and our partner Save the Elephants (Kenya) have worked to help the suffering elephants. We’ve been at it on two fronts: internationally, with media and donors, and in the field in central Mali where STE expert Jake...
