by Emily Loose | May 9, 2011
Animals, seeds, air and water move freely across landscapes — only humans feel the need to define our landscapes with political boundaries. Transboundary conservation areas, or conservation areas that span these defined political boundaries, are vitally...
by Emily Loose | May 8, 2011
Today our group arrived in Cape Town and I was surprised by how large the city is! We settled into our accommodation at the Harfield Guest Villa and got set for a few days of meetings and fun. One of our longtime colleagues, Dr. Karen Ross, is joining us for several...
by Emily Loose | May 7, 2011
The Zulu people have a saying that no man (or woman) crosses the same river twice – the river is always changing. Sometimes the person changes. This is the experience at the heart of every wilderness trail with The Wilderness Leadership School. I could ramble on and...
by Emily Loose | May 6, 2011
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 Town…..but, in blog-time, I am taking you back a few days. Our story will unfold as the days go-by and I will post my...
by Emily Loose | Apr 30, 2011
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 Bettina from Switzerland. We drove north from Durban to Howick, and had tea with Ian Player — WILD’s founder...
by Emily Loose | Apr 30, 2011
The weather in Port Elizabeth was rainy and chilly today — but the warm welcome by our colleagues at the Wilderness Foundation made the day bright! Andrew Muir, Executive Director of the Foundation (a partner with us in the Wilderness Network — a close...
by Emily Loose | Apr 29, 2011
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...
by Emily Loose | Apr 28, 2011
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...
by Emily Loose | Apr 27, 2011
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...
by Emily Loose | Apr 26, 2011
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...
