by Emily Loose | Mar 26, 2009
This fun and informative video is presented by Kayla Smith an 11 year old pupil at Chisipite. The school has been involved in raising funds for the rhino for 22 years. There are less than 300 black rhino left in Zimbabwe and – without urgent support – it...
by Emily Loose | Mar 26, 2009
I am often asked to define “conservation photography.” The idea, of course, is nothing new, but the conceptualization behind it is still evolving. Perhaps the best way to define it is through actions, and not just words. Being a conservation photographer...
by Emily Loose | Mar 25, 2009
I first came to Mali in early 2006 on the invitation of a good friend of mine, Jake Wall, a research scientist with Save the Elephants Foundation. Jake and I had grown up together in Kenya, sharing many a great adventure across Africa and developing a deep passion for...
by Emily Loose | Mar 24, 2009
James Balog and his team at the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) have been busy! Not only are they documenting 15 glacial sites with 27 state of the art time-lapse cameras, they are bursting at the seams with exciting news, press appearances and more! Last week, Balog was...
by Emily Loose | Feb 23, 2009
by Emily Loose | Feb 19, 2009
Mentoring youth is something that Andrew Muir is very familiar with. As the Executive Director of our sister organization The Wilderness Foundation (Africa) Andrew is a positive role model and leadership mentor for all of those enrolled in Umzi Wethu. The Umzi...
by Emily Loose | Feb 12, 2009
Hi all! thought instead of writing one long blog post today, that I’d just post a few updates and news items – Enjoy! The Extreme Ice Survey is scheduled for a two-hour documentary on March 24, to coincide with the release of the new EIS book: Extreme Ice...
by Emily Loose | Feb 6, 2009
The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Serengeti: The Stillness of the Eternal Beginning, by Boyd and Barbara Norton, to be published by Fulcrum Publishing. “Stop. Stop! Simama tafadhali,” I yelled. We were on a dirt track heading south from...
by Emily Loose | Jan 29, 2009
In the poorer and less affluent areas in South Africa, the drop-out rate of learners is quite high, and unfortunately rising. Now, with the rising cost of living and the increasing impact of the global economic crisis, families are struggling more and more to make...
by Emily Loose | Jan 22, 2009
…and I’m in DC to attend a gala event sponsored by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation. We arrive in DC 2 hours before the event. Wearing jeans and walking shoes and anxious to get out and walk the National Mall, I store my black-tie clothes...
by Emily Loose | Jan 17, 2009
…with reports for 2008 ranging from 71 to100 illegal killings. Having just concluded a series of meetings with senior political, scientific and conservation experts during the last two weeks, I can sadly but confidently confirm that the number of rhinos poached...
by Emily Loose | Jan 15, 2009
The Orissa coast is once again dotted with carcasses of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles. It’s a horrific sight. The spectre of death commenced about a week back and there have thousands of which have been washed ashore after being killed by mechanized...
by Emily Loose | Jan 13, 2009
(report from Roland on 11 January 2009) Dear Vance, Great speaking to you this morning and looking forward to further information with regard to my proposed trip to United States. Please find information requested regarding to update of game populations in the Park...
by Emily Loose | Jan 6, 2009
(written by Vance on New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2008, Okavango Delta, Botswana) “Out of Africa always something new” (ex Africa semper aliquid novi) wrote the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, 2000 years ago. After 30 years of working here, I can...
by Emily Loose | Dec 26, 2008
PAN Parks is growing, moving and making a difference for wilderness in Europe! The Foundation has just entered its second decade of conservation work and has many successes to report. Recently, they interviewed Levan Tabunuidze, the chief park administrator at...
by Emily Loose | Dec 12, 2008
A white rhino was shot dead by poachers at 8:15pm last Saturday in the Shamwari Game Reserve on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This is the first time a rhino has been killed illegally within the province in more than 150 years. I find this incident so deeply...
by Emily Loose | Nov 4, 2008
“It’s a classic showdown that has rural villagers and traditional leaders on the Wild Coast tackling the South African government for not protecting their land against mining practices which they consider exploitative and rapacious,” (Kockott, Sunday...
by Emily Loose | Sep 4, 2008
“In 1983 at the World Wilderness Congress held at Findhorn in Scotland , Vance Martin and I visited the ancestral home of Col. Rouaylen Gordon Cumming and met the grandson. We were shown the famous horn of 56 and a half inches long. It was shot in...
by Emily Loose | Jul 15, 2008
The World Heritage Committee inscribed 27 new sites to the World Heritage List –> 19 new cultural sites and 8 new natural sites. Extensions to sites already on the List were also added during the session. New cultural sites inscribed during the 32nd session:...
by Emily Loose | Jul 14, 2008
The Dehcho First Nations have a rigorous conservation agenda – their assembly has approved and are urging the Northwest Territory and Federal Government of Canada to expand the Nahanni Park from its current 3,700 sq km to 42,000 sq km. The resolution by the...
