My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Meeting Ian Player Con’t
In real time, our group has returned from our time in the Umfolozi game reserve with the Wilderness Leadership School and had a full day in Cape...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – Meeting Ian Player & Heading out on Trail
Just a very brief update….today we met up with Charlotte Baron, the Chair of WILD’s Board of Directors and Magnus Sylven and his wife...
My Journey “In the Tracks of Giants” – A day at the Wilderness Foundation
The weather in Port Elizabeth was rainy and chilly today — but the warm welcome by our colleagues at the Wilderness Foundation made the day...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2010 Year in Review
It’s been a busy year here at WILD….a lot to recap. AND, we’re moving into 20111 with gusto! Below, I’ve copied our annual...
Bright Young Star in India
When in India you meet with effective young professionals making a real difference in nature conservation, most of them have a one thing in...
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™...
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...
How Wild Nature Provides Seed Diversity
As the world’s population exponentially explodes, demand for additional living space and resources for survival greatly increase. To supply...
Protests growing against coal mine damage to World Heritage Site in South Africa
News reports today verify that public, governmental, and financial markets are beginning to react against Coal of Africa’s mining operations that...
World Heritage Site Threatened by Coal Mine
A priceless World Heritage Site in South Africa is highly endangered by an open-cast, coal, strip-mine operating recklessly right on its boundary –...
A Letter to My Friends in Wilderness
This article by the late George Duffy (retired U.S. Forest Service wilderness ranger) appears in the newest issue of the International Journal of...
Action for Mexico’s Water Forest
On 12 July, land owners conservationists, government authorities, national and international conservation organizations, scientists and business...
What does TV teach us about wildlife?
An interesting article in the Huffington Post yesterday brought up an interesting conversation – one which I have personally contemplated for...
Marine Protection and Traditional Knowledge
On many of the Pacific Islands, traditional knowledge of managing marine resources is passed down from generation to generation. This knowledge is...